Strange blinker

[madog7200]

Yesterday I went to make a right turn and turned on my blinker and the fist 2 blinks on my cluster were dim... after that everything else was fine and it hasnt done it since...

Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and what it means, If anything?

 

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[zomeizter]

I had the same issue with my MJ, the turn signal indicator bulb in the instrument cluster had a broken filament which caused what you describe. Sometimes it would go out completely and come back on intermittently with a few dim blinks. Installed a new bulb and all is well now.

[cruiser54]

1 hour ago, madog7200 said:

 

Yesterday I went to make a right turn and turned on my blinker and the fist 2 blinks on my cluster were dim... after that everything else was fine and it hasnt done it since...

Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and what it means, If anything?

 

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Have you ever removed the left taillamp assembly and refreshed that crappy ground connection? 

 

This never hurts either.

The ground point for the complete instrument cluster on your XJ or MJ is located up under the driver’s side dash. If you lay on your back and look up under there with a flashlight, without wearing a hat, you will see a black wire attached to a shiny piece of metal almost directly above the hood release knob. The screw will have either a ¼” or 5/16″ head on it.

This ground point is responsible for handling the ground circuit for the following items: Dome lamps, seat belt and key warnings, transmission power/comfort switch, wiper switch, headlamp switch and delay module, fog lamp switch, cargo lamp switch, all instrument panel grounds and illumination, power windows and door locks, cruise control dump valve, and a few more things.

The problem is that where the ground point is located does not share good contact with the chassis where the ground should be. The solution is simple:

• Make up a jumper wire with #10 gauge wire about 10″ long. On one end, crimp on a ¼” round wire terminal. On the other end, crimp on a 3/8″ round wire terminal.
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• Remove the screw from the existing ground wire and attach the small terminal of your jumper so that the original wire and your new jumper share the same attaching point, one over the other.
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• Look above the driver’s side plastic kick panel just forward of the top of the hood release knob. You will see an 8mm stud there. Attach the large terminal end there with a washer and nut over it tightened securely. Use a coating of OxGard at all ground contact surfaces when attaching the screw and nut.

**Special note for Comanche owners: Make your jumper wire 12″ long and attach it on the driver’s side kick panel close to the fusebox on the 8mm stud.**

[cruiser54]

I prefer this in addition to addressing the taillamp ground.

 

The fuel pump and fuel tank sending unit ground at a sheet metal screw up behind the spare tire on an XJ, and behind the driver’s taillamp on an MJ.

Not only is a sheet metal screw a lousy way to ground things, this ground path is long and travels through some connectors that are prone to corrosion and moisture.

Locate the black wire on  the HARNESS side of the fuel pump/sender 3 wire connector. Remove a 6″ length of the split loom covering. Strip back about 1/2″ of insulation from the BLACK wire.

Take your new ground wire, preferably at least 14 gauge and 12 to 18 inches long as needed, strip it about 3/4″, and wrap it around the exposed part of the harness plug wire.Solder the connection. Tape it up and reinstall the split loom covering.

At the other end of your new ground wire, add a crimp on eyelet. Attach the eyelet under a bolt that goes directly into the chassis. Be sure to clean the attaching point til shiny and apply OxGard to the contact surfaces.

[madog7200]

Thanks guys I'll be checking these things out when I get a few spare minutes!

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