Weezel Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 ok I'm new to the idiot light thing.... gauge swap is imminent! my temp light is coming on but it is dim.... do these things come on gradually or all at once. when i initially turn the key it lights up bright and then shuts off. as i drive it comes on dim.... am i overheating? or is it crap? it is really warm here the last few days and i havent driven the truck much as i just got it. electric fan is wired to a switch and works fine. any ideas? thanks W :Canadaflag: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 The sender for the idiot light is an on-off switch. The light should either be ON, or OFF. A dim glow indicates a problem, but it could be that the switch has triggered and that corrosion is limiting the current between the sender and the panel. I would encourage you to get some kind of temperature guage in there ASAP, even if you toss in a cheapie that hangs under the dash until you can find a full gauge cluster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezel Posted August 1, 2006 Author Share Posted August 1, 2006 could there just be some corrosion on the sending unit connector? i will check that out. the engine does not seem excessively hot. i have a donor cherokee coming on thursday or friday... gauge cluster swap for sure thanks W :Canadaflag: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezel Posted August 1, 2006 Author Share Posted August 1, 2006 just cleaned up the connector and went for a spin.... light comes on dim. i grounded the connector to check the light and it lit up bright. then i gave the upper rad hose a squeeze with the engine running and up to temp and it was soft. should be at least a liittle hard shouldnt it? i am guessing my t-stat is stuck closed or partially closed. gonna change it tomorrow. W :Canadaflag: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oizarod115 Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 thats gonna be a hard cooling system diagnosis without a gauge, you really need to know what kind of use is makin it hot to tell whats wrong. don't know much bout dummy lights, but i have been chasing down a cooling problem for a while on my MJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 did you pull the temp sender and clean out the threads? it grounds through the block, and the threads usually get nasty and it has a weak ground. That's what was causing my temp guauge to not read properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezel Posted August 1, 2006 Author Share Posted August 1, 2006 Well it looks like it was just the connection.... i tightened up the connector and sprayed it with some fluid film (that stuff rocks) it was hotter than hell here today and the light did not come on at all. thanks eveyone for your input. oh ya ordered my lift components today too!!! WOOHOO!!! W :Canadaflag: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 Whatcha get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezel Posted August 2, 2006 Author Share Posted August 2, 2006 I put a few different pieces together rather than trying to find a complete kit. essentially 4" coils/shocks, steering damper. adjustable track bar and sway bar discos to come. having a spring pack made up for the rear. I want to do LCA's but having a tough time selecting the right ones from the suppliers my souce deals with. any suggestions? i will spec my lift and get some before and after pics up when it is done. W :Canadaflag: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnQ Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 I put a few different pieces together rather than trying to find a complete kit. essentially 4" coils/shocks, steering damper. adjustable track bar and sway bar discos to come.having a spring pack made up for the rear. I want to do LCA's but having a tough time selecting the right ones from the suppliers my souce deals with. any suggestions? i will spec my lift and get some before and after pics up when it is done. W :Canadaflag: Where can you have a spring pack made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jage Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Where can you have a spring pack made? I don't know about Weezel but around here there is a shop called Warner Spring. Most of their business is in dumptruck and other large truck springs, but they'll whip up a spring pack or rearch springs or whatever. The only down side is they don't really know Jeeps so they tend to think in terms of massive weight. But anyway, there might be some kind of spring shop in your neck that wouldn't think too much of whipping up some leaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinnaevd Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 hey weezel did you pick up your manche from frank??? Welcome to the club. hopefully if i'm in the area I can check out your manche. I'm hopefully going to be running up to alex's soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezel Posted August 2, 2006 Author Share Posted August 2, 2006 There are plenty of spring shops around, actually there is one two doors down from a popular jeep shop in my area that i bought some AALs from. he get alot of jeeps in there so they have some experience. not sure if i will have mine re-arched with an aal or have a whole new pack made up. I don't think i know who frank is.... got my Mj from a dealer in the east end of the city. its a 91 2wd (not for long) 4.0 auto SWB. its pretty solid and seems to run pretty good. going to gut a cherokee this weekend for my hard parts and some interior stuff too! most of my lift goodies were in today some more coming tomorrow. Superlift 4" coils skyjacker nitro shocks and steering damper skyjacker LCAs (tomorrow) still need track bar, brake lines,Drop pitman arm have a set of Moab wheels from a Rubi with stock MTR's wow off topic or what!!! W :Canadaflag: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 You won't need a drop pitman for only 4". In fact, adding it can actually make bump-steer worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezel Posted August 2, 2006 Author Share Posted August 2, 2006 good!!!! ill keep my 50 bucks then! thanks W :Canadaflag: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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