On Sun, 22 Jul 2007, jerryg wrote:

> On Jul 22, 10:03 am, jerryg <Greggi...@msn.com> wrote:
>> On Jul 22, 9:57 am, Mike Romain <roma...@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>>>> I pulled the switch out and realized the plastic plug that interfaces
>>>> with the switch at some point melted. So I put it back together, and
>>>> had to jump start the Jeep. It started, but when I removed the Jumper
>>>> cables from the battery, the engine immediately quit. Why would it do
>>>> that?
>>
>>> Well you have located your problem. The switch must also be just as
>>> melted as the plug.
>>
>>> I have cut those plugs apart and put individual new spade connectors
>>> onto the wires to mate up with the new switch. Either that or a junk
>>> yard crawl is in order looking for a new harness pigtail.
>>
>>> If your battery is 'really' low, the engine computer shuts off.
>>
>>> Continual draining of an older battery can actually kill it.
>>
>> The switch is not melted at all. My question is, why when I put it
>> back in, jump started the vehicle it started. When I removed the
>> jumper cable, the engine stalled.
>
> Well it must be the battery is shot. It starts fine with a jump. I
> thought it was the switch somehow.

Be thorough and test it both ways before you spend the money. Jump it
with the switch in place and with it disconnected and see if it stalls
both ways. If you start repairing things and it doesn't work right you
won't know if it is being caused by a faulty replacement part
(bad-out-of-the-box happens way more frequently than it should), something
wrong with your repair work or some other problem.



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jerryg wrote:

> The switch is not melted at all. My question is, why when I put it
> back in, jump started the vehicle it started. When I removed the
> jumper cable, the engine stalled.

Broken top post on your battery? I've had the post come off a battery
before and it did exactly what your saying. Didn't notice till I went
to clean the terminal and the darn thing came off with the battery cable.

--
DougW

 

jerryg wrote:

> The switch is not melted at all. My question is, why when I put it
> back in, jump started the vehicle it started. When I removed the
> jumper cable, the engine stalled.

Broken top post on your battery? I've had the post come off a battery
before and it did exactly what your saying. Didn't notice till I went
to clean the terminal and the darn thing came off with the battery cable.

--
DougW

 

jerryg wrote:

> The switch is not melted at all. My question is, why when I put it
> back in, jump started the vehicle it started. When I removed the
> jumper cable, the engine stalled.

Broken top post on your battery? I've had the post come off a battery
before and it did exactly what your saying. Didn't notice till I went
to clean the terminal and the darn thing came off with the battery cable.

--
DougW

 

jerryg wrote:

> The switch is not melted at all. My question is, why when I put it
> back in, jump started the vehicle it started. When I removed the
> jumper cable, the engine stalled.

Broken top post on your battery? I've had the post come off a battery
before and it did exactly what your saying. Didn't notice till I went
to clean the terminal and the darn thing came off with the battery cable.

--
DougW

 

On Jul 22, 11:07 am, "DougW" <post.repl...@invalid.address> wrote:
> jerryg wrote:
> > The switch is not melted at all. My question is, why when I put it
> > back in, jump started the vehicle it started. When I removed the
> > jumper cable, the engine stalled.
>
> Broken top post on your battery? I've had the post come off a battery
> before and it did exactly what your saying. Didn't notice till I went
> to clean the terminal and the darn thing came off with the battery cable.
>
> --
> DougW

Man, thanks for all the advice, I am trying to sell this thing today,
and this is really the only thing wrong with it. I just went and
bought a new switch, and am going to put a different battery in this
afternoon. The guy is coming over at 6 o'clock. Hope this works.
Thanks again everyone.

Greg

 

On Jul 22, 11:07 am, "DougW" <post.repl...@invalid.address> wrote:
> jerryg wrote:
> > The switch is not melted at all. My question is, why when I put it
> > back in, jump started the vehicle it started. When I removed the
> > jumper cable, the engine stalled.
>
> Broken top post on your battery? I've had the post come off a battery
> before and it did exactly what your saying. Didn't notice till I went
> to clean the terminal and the darn thing came off with the battery cable.
>
> --
> DougW

Man, thanks for all the advice, I am trying to sell this thing today,
and this is really the only thing wrong with it. I just went and
bought a new switch, and am going to put a different battery in this
afternoon. The guy is coming over at 6 o'clock. Hope this works.
Thanks again everyone.

Greg

 

On Jul 22, 11:07 am, "DougW" <post.repl...@invalid.address> wrote:
> jerryg wrote:
> > The switch is not melted at all. My question is, why when I put it
> > back in, jump started the vehicle it started. When I removed the
> > jumper cable, the engine stalled.
>
> Broken top post on your battery? I've had the post come off a battery
> before and it did exactly what your saying. Didn't notice till I went
> to clean the terminal and the darn thing came off with the battery cable.
>
> --
> DougW

Man, thanks for all the advice, I am trying to sell this thing today,
and this is really the only thing wrong with it. I just went and
bought a new switch, and am going to put a different battery in this
afternoon. The guy is coming over at 6 o'clock. Hope this works.
Thanks again everyone.

Greg

 

On Jul 22, 11:07 am, "DougW" <post.repl...@invalid.address> wrote:
> jerryg wrote:
> > The switch is not melted at all. My question is, why when I put it
> > back in, jump started the vehicle it started. When I removed the
> > jumper cable, the engine stalled.
>
> Broken top post on your battery? I've had the post come off a battery
> before and it did exactly what your saying. Didn't notice till I went
> to clean the terminal and the darn thing came off with the battery cable.
>
> --
> DougW

Man, thanks for all the advice, I am trying to sell this thing today,
and this is really the only thing wrong with it. I just went and
bought a new switch, and am going to put a different battery in this
afternoon. The guy is coming over at 6 o'clock. Hope this works.
Thanks again everyone.

Greg

 

jerryg wrote:
> On Jul 22, 11:07 am, "DougW" <post.repl...@invalid.address> wrote:
>> jerryg wrote:
>>> The switch is not melted at all. My question is, why when I put it
>>> back in, jump started the vehicle it started. When I removed the
>>> jumper cable, the engine stalled.
>> Broken top post on your battery? I've had the post come off a battery
>> before and it did exactly what your saying. Didn't notice till I went
>> to clean the terminal and the darn thing came off with the battery cable.
>>
>> --
>> DougW
>
> Man, thanks for all the advice, I am trying to sell this thing today,
> and this is really the only thing wrong with it. I just went and
> bought a new switch, and am going to put a different battery in this
> afternoon. The guy is coming over at 6 o'clock. Hope this works.
> Thanks again everyone.
>
> Greg
>

Check the pins out in the plug's socket!!!!

If rotted from heat, they will fast wreck the new switch...

Mike
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