Part Time Light

[Jakesjeepmj1988]

so for the last couple of days when i put my comanche in 4x4hi i get a orange light that says "part time" does anyone know what this means

[skidoo_j]

It means your vacuum system has activated the switch for the light. Which typically indicates that the vacuum has activated the shift collar on you passenger side disconnect, and that there is now power going to your front axle.

[Jakesjeepmj1988]

But i changed my front axle so it is a non vacume one

[skidoo_j]

What did you do with the vacuum lines? did you reconnect any of them so that they controlled the switch? the vacuum switch is located under the pressure bottle. It looks like a blue ufo...

[Jakesjeepmj1988]

i can't remember what i did with the lines but i have been driving with this axle for more than a year and never had this light come on and all the sudden it started coming on

[skidoo_j]

if it's totally random, you've got a short. if coming on when in 4x4 i'd say maybe vacuum is activating the switch. You could unplug the wire going to the switch under the pressure tank and see, or follow your vacuum line from there out and see if the vacuum line still goes to the back of the transfer case

[Eagle]

Of course, the light is there to remind you you're in 4WD. If the light is coming on when you're in 4WD, that's what it's supposed to do. What's the problem?

[Jakesjeepmj1988]

Of course, the light is there to remind you you're in 4WD. If the light is coming on when you're in 4WD, that's what it's supposed to do. What's the problem?

 

No problem its just that light just started coming on and i have been driving the jeep and using 4x4 for like a year so i was just wondering what it meant

 

Thanks guys i just think its weird that it just started doing it

[gogmorgo]

I just noticed today that mine comes on whether or not I'm actually in 4x4, so long as the lever is pushed back, even if it's not quite far enough back to engage.