JeepFanatik Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Hi everyone! I just swapped in a 90 XJ Limited Cluster this morning into my 88 Pioneer and now for some odd reason i have a no crank issue. Thought it may have been the battery because the one in the jeep when i bought it was old..........so i just put a new one in but still same issue. I tried jiggling the shifter (Column Shift) and also tried both park and neutral to see if it was a nss issue but still nothing. I'm also not seeing any voltage readout on the new cluster when it is in the on position. When i turn the key to the on position i can hear the fuel pump kick on and when i turn the key to start i can hear the pump sound like it is trying to run also. Any ideas? I'm pretty sure both electrical plugs are secure and not flipped but i'm about to check if these have an index so they can't be plugged in upside down. And i would be stumped to learn that the cluster connectors would stop the ignition from working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdog Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 did you lower the column when you did the swap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepFanatik Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 I did not lower the column. I did snip the wire that runs the gear indicator on the old "idiot light cluster" since i didn't need it anyway......but that was it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdog Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 did you pull on the wires at all? not judging just thinking that you might have pulled the connector from the ign switch, or if it is melted and moved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepFanatik Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 That is a possibility. I have the lower dash removed and will be going through those connectors today. I was trying to use a test light to see where i had power before and after turning the key over but i may not be checking it accurately................anyone know the proper procedure to test/verify the ignition switch is doing its job? I also plan to replace the nasty ground from the battery to the block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdog Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 yea you'll have to give me a few Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JeepFanatik Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 So i actually threw a voltmeter on the wire from the starter relay to the starter. Found i am getting battery voltage when the key is turned to start. So it appears it was just bad timing that the starter is bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdog Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 sucks when stuff does that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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