CJ taillight not fused?
 

Trying to troubleshoot a sudden electrical problem on my 83 CJ-7. Is it
common for the tail lights / park lights to not be on a fuse? With all of
the fuses pulled I still get tail lights. Something has been draining the
battery, and I suspect it is being drained even with all of the fuses
pulled.

Re: CJ taillight not fused?
 

The fuse is usually a breaker switch that sits on the light switch.
Unless you can't turn your light off, then that's not your problem. A
leak big enough to discharge your batter is usually a bad diode in your
alternator, disconnect it's battery wire and put a vote meter in-between
to see if it's leaking.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Rusted wrote:
>
> Trying to troubleshoot a sudden electrical problem on my 83 CJ-7. Is it
> common for the tail lights / park lights to not be on a fuse? With all of
> the fuses pulled I still get tail lights. Something has been draining the
> battery, and I suspect it is being drained even with all of the fuses
> pulled.

Re: CJ taillight not fused?
 

The fuse is usually a breaker switch that sits on the light switch.
Unless you can't turn your light off, then that's not your problem. A
leak big enough to discharge your batter is usually a bad diode in your
alternator, disconnect it's battery wire and put a vote meter in-between
to see if it's leaking.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Rusted wrote:
>
> Trying to troubleshoot a sudden electrical problem on my 83 CJ-7. Is it
> common for the tail lights / park lights to not be on a fuse? With all of
> the fuses pulled I still get tail lights. Something has been draining the
> battery, and I suspect it is being drained even with all of the fuses
> pulled.

Re: CJ taillight not fused?
 

The fuse is usually a breaker switch that sits on the light switch.
Unless you can't turn your light off, then that's not your problem. A
leak big enough to discharge your batter is usually a bad diode in your
alternator, disconnect it's battery wire and put a vote meter in-between
to see if it's leaking.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Rusted wrote:
>
> Trying to troubleshoot a sudden electrical problem on my 83 CJ-7. Is it
> common for the tail lights / park lights to not be on a fuse? With all of
> the fuses pulled I still get tail lights. Something has been draining the
> battery, and I suspect it is being drained even with all of the fuses
> pulled.

Re: CJ taillight not fused?
 

The running lights and headlights are on a fuse link wire off the
solenoid post on the fender.

On sneaky battery 'drain' on my CJ7 is a polished up fan belt. The
sucker looks good and is tight, but the sides get polished up so it
slips. This only puts about a third of a charge into the battery so it
will start die after a cold night.

I test mine by seeing if I can hand slip the alternator pulley on a cold
off engine. If I can hand slip it, it is a dead belt. The alternator
takes several HP to spin up under load.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2120343242
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Rusted wrote:
>
> Trying to troubleshoot a sudden electrical problem on my 83 CJ-7. Is it
> common for the tail lights / park lights to not be on a fuse? With all of
> the fuses pulled I still get tail lights. Something has been draining the
> battery, and I suspect it is being drained even with all of the fuses
> pulled.

Re: CJ taillight not fused?
 

The running lights and headlights are on a fuse link wire off the
solenoid post on the fender.

On sneaky battery 'drain' on my CJ7 is a polished up fan belt. The
sucker looks good and is tight, but the sides get polished up so it
slips. This only puts about a third of a charge into the battery so it
will start die after a cold night.

I test mine by seeing if I can hand slip the alternator pulley on a cold
off engine. If I can hand slip it, it is a dead belt. The alternator
takes several HP to spin up under load.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2120343242
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Rusted wrote:
>
> Trying to troubleshoot a sudden electrical problem on my 83 CJ-7. Is it
> common for the tail lights / park lights to not be on a fuse? With all of
> the fuses pulled I still get tail lights. Something has been draining the
> battery, and I suspect it is being drained even with all of the fuses
> pulled.

Re: CJ taillight not fused?
 

The running lights and headlights are on a fuse link wire off the
solenoid post on the fender.

On sneaky battery 'drain' on my CJ7 is a polished up fan belt. The
sucker looks good and is tight, but the sides get polished up so it
slips. This only puts about a third of a charge into the battery so it
will start die after a cold night.

I test mine by seeing if I can hand slip the alternator pulley on a cold
off engine. If I can hand slip it, it is a dead belt. The alternator
takes several HP to spin up under load.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2120343242
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Rusted wrote:
>
> Trying to troubleshoot a sudden electrical problem on my 83 CJ-7. Is it
> common for the tail lights / park lights to not be on a fuse? With all of
> the fuses pulled I still get tail lights. Something has been draining the
> battery, and I suspect it is being drained even with all of the fuses
> pulled.

Re: CJ taillight not fused?
 

I do not believe that breaker affects the running lights Bill. I think
it's only the headlights on the breaker. Both are on the fuse link
though.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2120343242
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> The fuse is usually a breaker switch that sits on the light switch.
> Unless you can't turn your light off, then that's not your problem. A
> leak big enough to discharge your batter is usually a bad diode in your
> alternator, disconnect it's battery wire and put a vote meter in-between
> to see if it's leaking.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Rusted wrote:
> >
> > Trying to troubleshoot a sudden electrical problem on my 83 CJ-7. Is it
> > common for the tail lights / park lights to not be on a fuse? With all of
> > the fuses pulled I still get tail lights. Something has been draining the
> > battery, and I suspect it is being drained even with all of the fuses
> > pulled.

Re: CJ taillight not fused?
 

I do not believe that breaker affects the running lights Bill. I think
it's only the headlights on the breaker. Both are on the fuse link
though.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2120343242
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> The fuse is usually a breaker switch that sits on the light switch.
> Unless you can't turn your light off, then that's not your problem. A
> leak big enough to discharge your batter is usually a bad diode in your
> alternator, disconnect it's battery wire and put a vote meter in-between
> to see if it's leaking.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Rusted wrote:
> >
> > Trying to troubleshoot a sudden electrical problem on my 83 CJ-7. Is it
> > common for the tail lights / park lights to not be on a fuse? With all of
> > the fuses pulled I still get tail lights. Something has been draining the
> > battery, and I suspect it is being drained even with all of the fuses
> > pulled.

Re: CJ taillight not fused?
 

I do not believe that breaker affects the running lights Bill. I think
it's only the headlights on the breaker. Both are on the fuse link
though.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2120343242
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> The fuse is usually a breaker switch that sits on the light switch.
> Unless you can't turn your light off, then that's not your problem. A
> leak big enough to discharge your batter is usually a bad diode in your
> alternator, disconnect it's battery wire and put a vote meter in-between
> to see if it's leaking.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Rusted wrote:
> >
> > Trying to troubleshoot a sudden electrical problem on my 83 CJ-7. Is it
> > common for the tail lights / park lights to not be on a fuse? With all of
> > the fuses pulled I still get tail lights. Something has been draining the
> > battery, and I suspect it is being drained even with all of the fuses
> > pulled.