Posted: 10/21/2010 8:29:25 AM EDT
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Monday everything was fine, rolled down the drivers window and it wouldn't go back up: switch was fried, reversed the plug so it could be rolled back up, by that evening the only thing you can get to work is the "key in the ignotion" chime, turn the key nothing....gauges don't move, no "clicks" and I didn't hear the pump running.
I'm very seriously considering buying this vehicle, and when I looked at it, that's what the seller told me happened. BTW: The power door locks do work, and he reversed the window switch back, still nothing. (The contact in the window switch were a little burned, but that didn't surprise me on an 18y/o Jeep) A Google search came up with all kinds of wiring problems related to older Jeeps so I'm a little spooked: What say you? |
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FWIW: I bought the Jeep, towed it home, changed the battery (it was low & terminals corroded) nothing.
Opened the fuse panel and started checking with a test light, found a 40A Maxi blown, couldn't find one in the garage, so I made one using two male and two female spade commectors and a 30A fuse: plugged it in and everything works just like it should! I was a bit apprehensive about a 4.0 with 197K on it, but it's got 55psi of oil pressure, doesn't get hot or knock....maybe I've got a winner! 
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I've owned 2 Jeep Cherokee Limited's with the 4.0 liter six.
The older one..1989 model, had some electric window issues...that I would 'fix' by removing the door panels and lubing the window roller rails and mechanism. Only other issues I had with these buggys were valve cover gaskest...and throttle position sensors. These were damn good vehicles for us. |
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I'm a little confused over the Selec-Trac wording, I'm used to 4-H or 4-L If I'm "off road" like in the woods should it be in "Part Time" or "Full Time" four wheel drive? Same question applies to the Highway when it's covered with snow & slush? The older Cherokee a 90(wife says 90..I think may have been an 89) model had the 'Select-trac' 4x4 system I believe. This one gives a choice between 4x4...or fulltime 4x4 if I remember correctly. It did not have a 4 wheel Lo or anything like that. The biggest difference inbetween the 4x4 positions was that full time 4wheel drive let the axels equalize rotation(has some sort of differential gearing) in the transfer-case. Full-time..meaning can leave it on while on the road if need be. The part-time position basicaly being like '4 Hi' meaning front and rear axels were locked together..for jumping ditches..and trying to get un-stuck. Our newer 92 model Cherokee had probably a 'Command-Trac'..this being more like most 4x4 transfer cases...and having a stump-pulling 4 Lo position. Chrysler/Jeep used several 4x4 systems in these...these two being in the buggys we owned. I liked the 'Command-Trac' myself..'cause you could put it in 4 Lo...and crawl around off-road..it was a more '4x4' style of 4 wheel drive. The select-Trac struck me as being more oriented for put-putting around on snowy/muddy roads...and not so much for mega-off-road journeys. |