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Jun 22, 2004 | 04:29 PM

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Lee Ayrton

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Re: CJ dash lights not working

Hmmmm. Might you have any idea if the switch for the Dana 300 will work
in a Spicer 20?

On Tue, 22 Jun 2004, Mike Romain wrote:

> I have the dana 300 t-case and mine is an orange 4x4 light.
>
> Mike
>
> Lee Ayrton wrote:
> >
> > Your "Emergency Drive" light works? I saw two capped, threaded holes over
> > the shift rods in my transfer case and figured I could wire mine up but
> > couldn't find a switch long enough to work.
> >
> > On Tue, 22 Jun 2004, Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> > > My 4x4 light just fell out and stayed lit, so it is a 2 wire as well.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > Lee Ayrton wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I just looked at my spare `78 gauge cluster, the type common to CJsfrom
> > > > 1955 - `86. I don't know for sure what the pre-`76 dash wiring waslike
> > > > but my SWAG is that it was the same.
> > > >
> > > > * All of the _dimmable_ in-dash lights, meaning the rectangular lights
> > > > over in-dash heater, wiper and light controls are two-wire, orange and
> > > > black.
> > > >
> > > > * All of the _dimmable_ gauge illumination lights are single orangewires
> > > > in the OEM harnesses (1978, 1978). Im my Painless replacement harness
> > > > all of these gauge lights are two-wire, orange and black.
> > > >
> > > > * The direction indicators and the high-beam indicator are single wire
> > > > and take their ground return from the speedo cluster. The brake warning
> > > > light and the unused "emergency drive" indicator are two-wire sockets.
> > > >
> > > > The `79 - `86 headlight switch is an off-the-shelf GM part, the dome light
> > > > switch is on the ground side.
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, 18 Jun 2004, CRWLR wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > The dimmer switch (not the correct name, but we are talking aboutthe
> > > > > dimmer function of the instrument panel lamps) does have a groundwire
> > > > > that goes somewhere. All of the panel lights are a single feed though,
> > > > > with the ground coming from the sockets.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > > > > news:40D216BA.74484F4A@sympatico.ca...
> > > > > > There are a couple that are just one wire come to think of it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The dimmer still needs the wire ground tag on the dash from the
> > > > > > headlight switch.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Mike
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Mike Romain wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > No.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I have the stock dash and the stock dash wiring harness in it.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I just had to run a dedicated ground from the dash to the battery
> > > > > > > negative power bar post I made.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > My dash lights are dual wire with their own ground. They plug into
> > > > > > > plastic parts Bill, they need a ground wire.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Mike
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Yes, but more than likely you had to modify and all ground points
> > > > > > > > that were normally grounded to the steal panel, for your new plastic
> > > > > tub
> > > > > > > > and panel.
> > > > > > > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > > > > > > > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Mike Romain wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Oh, my headlight switch also has a black ground wire for the dash
> > > > > lights
> > > > > > > > > that tags the same bolt too!
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Mike
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
>

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Jun 22, 2004 | 05:45 PM

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L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

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Re: CJ dash lights not working

There's not much of a nose on the shift rods, I don't see how you
could attach an idiot light:
http://www.off-road.com/jeep/tech/xfer/d20.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Lee Ayrton wrote:
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> Hmmmm. Might you have any idea if the switch for the Dana 300 will work
> in a Spicer 20?

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Jun 22, 2004 | 05:45 PM

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L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

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Re: CJ dash lights not working

There's not much of a nose on the shift rods, I don't see how you
could attach an idiot light:
http://www.off-road.com/jeep/tech/xfer/d20.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> Hmmmm. Might you have any idea if the switch for the Dana 300 will work
> in a Spicer 20?

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Jun 22, 2004 | 05:45 PM

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L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

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Re: CJ dash lights not working

There's not much of a nose on the shift rods, I don't see how you
could attach an idiot light:
http://www.off-road.com/jeep/tech/xfer/d20.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> Hmmmm. Might you have any idea if the switch for the Dana 300 will work
> in a Spicer 20?

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Jun 22, 2004 | 05:45 PM

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L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

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Re: CJ dash lights not working

There's not much of a nose on the shift rods, I don't see how you
could attach an idiot light:
http://www.off-road.com/jeep/tech/xfer/d20.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> Hmmmm. Might you have any idea if the switch for the Dana 300 will work
> in a Spicer 20?

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