I have the same problem with my 88 Comanche - to the point of
finishing the last 100 miles of a long trip with a flashlight. I
changed the fuse and it worked for a while then started to being
intermittent again. AHA! corrosion in a connector - but where? In
the past, the simple resolution was the blasted dimmer rheostat on
the light switch but this time the dimmer was fine. I fought it for
quite a while then my emergency flashers quit and the brake lights got
flakey as well. If you look, the brake light and panel light fuses
are right together near the top of the fuse block so that focused
things for me. I took a can of WD-40, covered the floor with rags and
removed the fuses from the top right quadrant of the fuse block,
sprayed the whole thing (soaked it, actually) and used a toothbrush to
scrub the fuse panel as best I could. Inserted and removed the fuses
while it was still wet, then used the air hose to blow everything dry.
The sweet smell of WD-40 was annoying for a few days, but that seems
to have fixed things for a while - no problems for the last several
months. Probably waiting for a snowy, sub-zero day to act up again...


The next step is probably to pull the fuse panel and either replace it
or do a thorough clean up. I don't know about yours, but my fuse
panel could sure use a cover - I keep kicking it somehow and several
fuses always seem to have the plastic tops broken.

On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 23:39:35 UTC "Clint" <nobody@nowhere.none> wrote:

> Sorry, I could have mentioned my truck is an 88 Jeep Comanche.
>
> BTW, two weeks after swapping the coolant overflow tank, and no overheating
> *knock on wood*. Still choked about $100 for a plastic bottle, but hey, at
> least it solved the problem.
>
> Clint
>
> "Clint" <nobody@nowhere.none> wrote in message
> news:6IdZg.159093$R63.94918@pd7urf1no...
> > Got in my truck to go to work this morning. Headlights came on ok,
> > interior light... But no instrument panel lights.
> >
> > So I did some google searching, and found this link:
> > http://jeepwhitegauges.com/cher9196instructions.htm
> >
> > No affliation with the people doing it, but it looks pretty clear on how
> > to take it all apart. This is probably old news for many of you, but
> > there's probably newbies like me that need it! :)
> >
> > Now if I could figure out how to replace the bulb for the heater/fan
> > panel...
> >
> > Clint
> >
>
>


--
Will Honea

 

Thanks, Will. I'll maybe see about picking up a can of whatever that magic
stuff is for electrical contacts and water-purging. Or does WD-40 work as
well as anything?

I haven't had any issues with the fuses or electrical stuff, to the point
that I'll have to go looking for the fuse box. Don't think I kick it on a
regular basis or anything, either. I did have to replace 3 or 4 when I
first got the Jeep about 2 years ago, but those were just crappy maintenance
on the previous owner's part, I think. Some of them were totally mangled.
Or maybe it was like you say, and someone kicked them by accident.

Clint

"Will Honea" <whonea@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-tLXtEfhJ7lru@anon.none.net...
>I have the same problem with my 88 Comanche - to the point of
> finishing the last 100 miles of a long trip with a flashlight. I
> changed the fuse and it worked for a while then started to being
> intermittent again. AHA! corrosion in a connector - but where? In
> the past, the simple resolution was the blasted dimmer rheostat on
> the light switch but this time the dimmer was fine. I fought it for
> quite a while then my emergency flashers quit and the brake lights got
> flakey as well. If you look, the brake light and panel light fuses
> are right together near the top of the fuse block so that focused
> things for me. I took a can of WD-40, covered the floor with rags and
> removed the fuses from the top right quadrant of the fuse block,
> sprayed the whole thing (soaked it, actually) and used a toothbrush to
> scrub the fuse panel as best I could. Inserted and removed the fuses
> while it was still wet, then used the air hose to blow everything dry.
> The sweet smell of WD-40 was annoying for a few days, but that seems
> to have fixed things for a while - no problems for the last several
> months. Probably waiting for a snowy, sub-zero day to act up again...
>
>
> The next step is probably to pull the fuse panel and either replace it
> or do a thorough clean up. I don't know about yours, but my fuse
> panel could sure use a cover - I keep kicking it somehow and several
> fuses always seem to have the plastic tops broken.
>
> On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 23:39:35 UTC "Clint" <nobody@nowhere.none> wrote:
>
>> Sorry, I could have mentioned my truck is an 88 Jeep Comanche.
>>
>> BTW, two weeks after swapping the coolant overflow tank, and no
>> overheating
>> *knock on wood*. Still choked about $100 for a plastic bottle, but hey,
>> at
>> least it solved the problem.
>>
>> Clint
>>
>> "Clint" <nobody@nowhere.none> wrote in message
>> news:6IdZg.159093$R63.94918@pd7urf1no...
>> > Got in my truck to go to work this morning. Headlights came on ok,
>> > interior light... But no instrument panel lights.
>> >
>> > So I did some google searching, and found this link:
>> > http://jeepwhitegauges.com/cher9196instructions.htm
>> >
>> > No affliation with the people doing it, but it looks pretty clear on
>> > how
>> > to take it all apart. This is probably old news for many of you, but
>> > there's probably newbies like me that need it! :)
>> >
>> > Now if I could figure out how to replace the bulb for the heater/fan
>> > panel...
>> >
>> > Clint
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Will Honea

 

Thanks, Will. I'll maybe see about picking up a can of whatever that magic
stuff is for electrical contacts and water-purging. Or does WD-40 work as
well as anything?

I haven't had any issues with the fuses or electrical stuff, to the point
that I'll have to go looking for the fuse box. Don't think I kick it on a
regular basis or anything, either. I did have to replace 3 or 4 when I
first got the Jeep about 2 years ago, but those were just crappy maintenance
on the previous owner's part, I think. Some of them were totally mangled.
Or maybe it was like you say, and someone kicked them by accident.

Clint

"Will Honea" <whonea@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-tLXtEfhJ7lru@anon.none.net...
>I have the same problem with my 88 Comanche - to the point of
> finishing the last 100 miles of a long trip with a flashlight. I
> changed the fuse and it worked for a while then started to being
> intermittent again. AHA! corrosion in a connector - but where? In
> the past, the simple resolution was the blasted dimmer rheostat on
> the light switch but this time the dimmer was fine. I fought it for
> quite a while then my emergency flashers quit and the brake lights got
> flakey as well. If you look, the brake light and panel light fuses
> are right together near the top of the fuse block so that focused
> things for me. I took a can of WD-40, covered the floor with rags and
> removed the fuses from the top right quadrant of the fuse block,
> sprayed the whole thing (soaked it, actually) and used a toothbrush to
> scrub the fuse panel as best I could. Inserted and removed the fuses
> while it was still wet, then used the air hose to blow everything dry.
> The sweet smell of WD-40 was annoying for a few days, but that seems
> to have fixed things for a while - no problems for the last several
> months. Probably waiting for a snowy, sub-zero day to act up again...
>
>
> The next step is probably to pull the fuse panel and either replace it
> or do a thorough clean up. I don't know about yours, but my fuse
> panel could sure use a cover - I keep kicking it somehow and several
> fuses always seem to have the plastic tops broken.
>
> On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 23:39:35 UTC "Clint" <nobody@nowhere.none> wrote:
>
>> Sorry, I could have mentioned my truck is an 88 Jeep Comanche.
>>
>> BTW, two weeks after swapping the coolant overflow tank, and no
>> overheating
>> *knock on wood*. Still choked about $100 for a plastic bottle, but hey,
>> at
>> least it solved the problem.
>>
>> Clint
>>
>> "Clint" <nobody@nowhere.none> wrote in message
>> news:6IdZg.159093$R63.94918@pd7urf1no...
>> > Got in my truck to go to work this morning. Headlights came on ok,
>> > interior light... But no instrument panel lights.
>> >
>> > So I did some google searching, and found this link:
>> > http://jeepwhitegauges.com/cher9196instructions.htm
>> >
>> > No affliation with the people doing it, but it looks pretty clear on
>> > how
>> > to take it all apart. This is probably old news for many of you, but
>> > there's probably newbies like me that need it! :)
>> >
>> > Now if I could figure out how to replace the bulb for the heater/fan
>> > panel...
>> >
>> > Clint
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Will Honea

 

Thanks, Will. I'll maybe see about picking up a can of whatever that magic
stuff is for electrical contacts and water-purging. Or does WD-40 work as
well as anything?

I haven't had any issues with the fuses or electrical stuff, to the point
that I'll have to go looking for the fuse box. Don't think I kick it on a
regular basis or anything, either. I did have to replace 3 or 4 when I
first got the Jeep about 2 years ago, but those were just crappy maintenance
on the previous owner's part, I think. Some of them were totally mangled.
Or maybe it was like you say, and someone kicked them by accident.

Clint

"Will Honea" <whonea@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-tLXtEfhJ7lru@anon.none.net...
>I have the same problem with my 88 Comanche - to the point of
> finishing the last 100 miles of a long trip with a flashlight. I
> changed the fuse and it worked for a while then started to being
> intermittent again. AHA! corrosion in a connector - but where? In
> the past, the simple resolution was the blasted dimmer rheostat on
> the light switch but this time the dimmer was fine. I fought it for
> quite a while then my emergency flashers quit and the brake lights got
> flakey as well. If you look, the brake light and panel light fuses
> are right together near the top of the fuse block so that focused
> things for me. I took a can of WD-40, covered the floor with rags and
> removed the fuses from the top right quadrant of the fuse block,
> sprayed the whole thing (soaked it, actually) and used a toothbrush to
> scrub the fuse panel as best I could. Inserted and removed the fuses
> while it was still wet, then used the air hose to blow everything dry.
> The sweet smell of WD-40 was annoying for a few days, but that seems
> to have fixed things for a while - no problems for the last several
> months. Probably waiting for a snowy, sub-zero day to act up again...
>
>
> The next step is probably to pull the fuse panel and either replace it
> or do a thorough clean up. I don't know about yours, but my fuse
> panel could sure use a cover - I keep kicking it somehow and several
> fuses always seem to have the plastic tops broken.
>
> On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 23:39:35 UTC "Clint" <nobody@nowhere.none> wrote:
>
>> Sorry, I could have mentioned my truck is an 88 Jeep Comanche.
>>
>> BTW, two weeks after swapping the coolant overflow tank, and no
>> overheating
>> *knock on wood*. Still choked about $100 for a plastic bottle, but hey,
>> at
>> least it solved the problem.
>>
>> Clint
>>
>> "Clint" <nobody@nowhere.none> wrote in message
>> news:6IdZg.159093$R63.94918@pd7urf1no...
>> > Got in my truck to go to work this morning. Headlights came on ok,
>> > interior light... But no instrument panel lights.
>> >
>> > So I did some google searching, and found this link:
>> > http://jeepwhitegauges.com/cher9196instructions.htm
>> >
>> > No affliation with the people doing it, but it looks pretty clear on
>> > how
>> > to take it all apart. This is probably old news for many of you, but
>> > there's probably newbies like me that need it! :)
>> >
>> > Now if I could figure out how to replace the bulb for the heater/fan
>> > panel...
>> >
>> > Clint
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Will Honea

 

Ok, so this is annoying. Went to head home today, after a long day (dark
when I went to work, dark when I went home. Daylight some-time between).
Fired up the truck, turned on the headlights, and the instrument cluster
lights came on. So that eliminates the fuse or the lights... I HATE
intermittant problems!

I guess I'm off to yank the fuses, and try to clean the contacts, as Will
suggested.

Clint

"Clint" <nobody@nowhere.non> wrote in message
news:4qsZg.70151$E67.35719@clgrps13...
> Does anyone know how many bulbs I need? I'd like to find that out BEFORE
> I pull the dash! :) They indicate that you need 5, but the older ones may
> need more bulbs. Hmm, now that I think about it, it seems odd that all 5
> would burn out at once. Or is it possibly just one that burned out,
> screwing up the circuit for the rest? What is that, a serial circuit?
>
> And the page I posted indicated an L194 bulb, but that was for a 91-96
> Cherokee. Can anyone confirm the kind? I couldn't find it in the FSM.
>
> Clint
>
> "Clint" <nobody@nowhere.none> wrote in message
> news:6IdZg.159093$R63.94918@pd7urf1no...
>> Got in my truck to go to work this morning. Headlights came on ok,
>> interior light... But no instrument panel lights.
>>
>> So I did some google searching, and found this link:
>> http://jeepwhitegauges.com/cher9196instructions.htm
>>
>> No affliation with the people doing it, but it looks pretty clear on how
>> to take it all apart. This is probably old news for many of you, but
>> there's probably newbies like me that need it! :)
>>
>> Now if I could figure out how to replace the bulb for the heater/fan
>> panel...
>>
>> Clint
>>
>
>

 

Ok, so this is annoying. Went to head home today, after a long day (dark
when I went to work, dark when I went home. Daylight some-time between).
Fired up the truck, turned on the headlights, and the instrument cluster
lights came on. So that eliminates the fuse or the lights... I HATE
intermittant problems!

I guess I'm off to yank the fuses, and try to clean the contacts, as Will
suggested.

Clint

"Clint" <nobody@nowhere.non> wrote in message
news:4qsZg.70151$E67.35719@clgrps13...
> Does anyone know how many bulbs I need? I'd like to find that out BEFORE
> I pull the dash! :) They indicate that you need 5, but the older ones may
> need more bulbs. Hmm, now that I think about it, it seems odd that all 5
> would burn out at once. Or is it possibly just one that burned out,
> screwing up the circuit for the rest? What is that, a serial circuit?
>
> And the page I posted indicated an L194 bulb, but that was for a 91-96
> Cherokee. Can anyone confirm the kind? I couldn't find it in the FSM.
>
> Clint
>
> "Clint" <nobody@nowhere.none> wrote in message
> news:6IdZg.159093$R63.94918@pd7urf1no...
>> Got in my truck to go to work this morning. Headlights came on ok,
>> interior light... But no instrument panel lights.
>>
>> So I did some google searching, and found this link:
>> http://jeepwhitegauges.com/cher9196instructions.htm
>>
>> No affliation with the people doing it, but it looks pretty clear on how
>> to take it all apart. This is probably old news for many of you, but
>> there's probably newbies like me that need it! :)
>>
>> Now if I could figure out how to replace the bulb for the heater/fan
>> panel...
>>
>> Clint
>>
>
>

 

Ok, so this is annoying. Went to head home today, after a long day (dark
when I went to work, dark when I went home. Daylight some-time between).
Fired up the truck, turned on the headlights, and the instrument cluster
lights came on. So that eliminates the fuse or the lights... I HATE
intermittant problems!

I guess I'm off to yank the fuses, and try to clean the contacts, as Will
suggested.

Clint

"Clint" <nobody@nowhere.non> wrote in message
news:4qsZg.70151$E67.35719@clgrps13...
> Does anyone know how many bulbs I need? I'd like to find that out BEFORE
> I pull the dash! :) They indicate that you need 5, but the older ones may
> need more bulbs. Hmm, now that I think about it, it seems odd that all 5
> would burn out at once. Or is it possibly just one that burned out,
> screwing up the circuit for the rest? What is that, a serial circuit?
>
> And the page I posted indicated an L194 bulb, but that was for a 91-96
> Cherokee. Can anyone confirm the kind? I couldn't find it in the FSM.
>
> Clint
>
> "Clint" <nobody@nowhere.none> wrote in message
> news:6IdZg.159093$R63.94918@pd7urf1no...
>> Got in my truck to go to work this morning. Headlights came on ok,
>> interior light... But no instrument panel lights.
>>
>> So I did some google searching, and found this link:
>> http://jeepwhitegauges.com/cher9196instructions.htm
>>
>> No affliation with the people doing it, but it looks pretty clear on how
>> to take it all apart. This is probably old news for many of you, but
>> there's probably newbies like me that need it! :)
>>
>> Now if I could figure out how to replace the bulb for the heater/fan
>> panel...
>>
>> Clint
>>
>
>

 

Check your grounds, Remember cables have 2 ends...


"Clint" <nobody@nowhere.none> wrote in message
news:DiCZg.162454$R63.96796@pd7urf1no...
> Ok, so this is annoying. Went to head home today, after a long day (dark
> when I went to work, dark when I went home. Daylight some-time between).
> Fired up the truck, turned on the headlights, and the instrument cluster
> lights came on. So that eliminates the fuse or the lights... I HATE
> intermittant problems!
>
> I guess I'm off to yank the fuses, and try to clean the contacts, as Will
> suggested.
>
> Clint
>
> "Clint" <nobody@nowhere.non> wrote in message
> news:4qsZg.70151$E67.35719@clgrps13...
>> Does anyone know how many bulbs I need? I'd like to find that out BEFORE
>> I pull the dash! :) They indicate that you need 5, but the older ones
>> may need more bulbs. Hmm, now that I think about it, it seems odd that
>> all 5 would burn out at once. Or is it possibly just one that burned
>> out, screwing up the circuit for the rest? What is that, a serial
>> circuit?
>>
>> And the page I posted indicated an L194 bulb, but that was for a 91-96
>> Cherokee. Can anyone confirm the kind? I couldn't find it in the FSM.
>>
>> Clint
>>
>> "Clint" <nobody@nowhere.none> wrote in message
>> news:6IdZg.159093$R63.94918@pd7urf1no...
>>> Got in my truck to go to work this morning. Headlights came on ok,
>>> interior light... But no instrument panel lights.
>>>
>>> So I did some google searching, and found this link:
>>> http://jeepwhitegauges.com/cher9196instructions.htm
>>>
>>> No affliation with the people doing it, but it looks pretty clear on how
>>> to take it all apart. This is probably old news for many of you, but
>>> there's probably newbies like me that need it! :)
>>>
>>> Now if I could figure out how to replace the bulb for the heater/fan
>>> panel...
>>>
>>> Clint
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

Check your grounds, Remember cables have 2 ends...


"Clint" <nobody@nowhere.none> wrote in message
news:DiCZg.162454$R63.96796@pd7urf1no...
> Ok, so this is annoying. Went to head home today, after a long day (dark
> when I went to work, dark when I went home. Daylight some-time between).
> Fired up the truck, turned on the headlights, and the instrument cluster
> lights came on. So that eliminates the fuse or the lights... I HATE
> intermittant problems!
>
> I guess I'm off to yank the fuses, and try to clean the contacts, as Will
> suggested.
>
> Clint
>
> "Clint" <nobody@nowhere.non> wrote in message
> news:4qsZg.70151$E67.35719@clgrps13...
>> Does anyone know how many bulbs I need? I'd like to find that out BEFORE
>> I pull the dash! :) They indicate that you need 5, but the older ones
>> may need more bulbs. Hmm, now that I think about it, it seems odd that
>> all 5 would burn out at once. Or is it possibly just one that burned
>> out, screwing up the circuit for the rest? What is that, a serial
>> circuit?
>>
>> And the page I posted indicated an L194 bulb, but that was for a 91-96
>> Cherokee. Can anyone confirm the kind? I couldn't find it in the FSM.
>>
>> Clint
>>
>> "Clint" <nobody@nowhere.none> wrote in message
>> news:6IdZg.159093$R63.94918@pd7urf1no...
>>> Got in my truck to go to work this morning. Headlights came on ok,
>>> interior light... But no instrument panel lights.
>>>
>>> So I did some google searching, and found this link:
>>> http://jeepwhitegauges.com/cher9196instructions.htm
>>>
>>> No affliation with the people doing it, but it looks pretty clear on how
>>> to take it all apart. This is probably old news for many of you, but
>>> there's probably newbies like me that need it! :)
>>>
>>> Now if I could figure out how to replace the bulb for the heater/fan
>>> panel...
>>>
>>> Clint
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

Check your grounds, Remember cables have 2 ends...


"Clint" <nobody@nowhere.none> wrote in message
news:DiCZg.162454$R63.96796@pd7urf1no...
> Ok, so this is annoying. Went to head home today, after a long day (dark
> when I went to work, dark when I went home. Daylight some-time between).
> Fired up the truck, turned on the headlights, and the instrument cluster
> lights came on. So that eliminates the fuse or the lights... I HATE
> intermittant problems!
>
> I guess I'm off to yank the fuses, and try to clean the contacts, as Will
> suggested.
>
> Clint
>
> "Clint" <nobody@nowhere.non> wrote in message
> news:4qsZg.70151$E67.35719@clgrps13...
>> Does anyone know how many bulbs I need? I'd like to find that out BEFORE
>> I pull the dash! :) They indicate that you need 5, but the older ones
>> may need more bulbs. Hmm, now that I think about it, it seems odd that
>> all 5 would burn out at once. Or is it possibly just one that burned
>> out, screwing up the circuit for the rest? What is that, a serial
>> circuit?
>>
>> And the page I posted indicated an L194 bulb, but that was for a 91-96
>> Cherokee. Can anyone confirm the kind? I couldn't find it in the FSM.
>>
>> Clint
>>
>> "Clint" <nobody@nowhere.none> wrote in message
>> news:6IdZg.159093$R63.94918@pd7urf1no...
>>> Got in my truck to go to work this morning. Headlights came on ok,
>>> interior light... But no instrument panel lights.
>>>
>>> So I did some google searching, and found this link:
>>> http://jeepwhitegauges.com/cher9196instructions.htm
>>>
>>> No affliation with the people doing it, but it looks pretty clear on how
>>> to take it all apart. This is probably old news for many of you, but
>>> there's probably newbies like me that need it! :)
>>>
>>> Now if I could figure out how to replace the bulb for the heater/fan
>>> panel...
>>>
>>> Clint
>>>
>>
>>
>
>