Drifter

On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 16:20:18 -0500, Jay Pique <JayPique@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 09:00:04 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
>wrote:
>
>>Actually Bill, AMC 'did' use a whole bunch of 'duct tape' when they
>>built the Jeeps I have seen. It is used on some under dash parts and on
>>the wiring harness all over in places like the resistor wire's crimp
>>connectors and stuff.
>>
>>I thought I was seeing 'custom' wiring until I saw the 3rd or 4th the
>>same way.
>>
>>I don't know where the cruise module is on the OP's mystery Jeep, but on
>>the CJ's they were on the side of the steering column under the dash on
>>top of the emission maintenance timer box. It could be either of those
>>maybe but a box size might help and a type of Jeep.....
>
>It's just over an inch thick, and is roughly 6 inches square. It
>pulls apart into 2 halves (each 6 inches square) to reveal a circuit
>board with two small adjustable dials (Low Speed and Centering
>Adjustment) and similarly sized white one kitty-corner from the first
>two (Sensitivity Adjustment). Could this be a power braking thingy
>for towing trailers?

Really sounds like the cruise control module to me. Does it look sort
of like this only black?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=7964874623


Drifter
"I've been here, I've been there..."

Jay Pique

On 29 Mar 2005 16:14:46 -0800, "jdarg" <ruhle@hotmail.com> wrote:

>That's definitely the cruise control box - it sounds just like the one
>that was in my '82 AMC concord.

Yep - I agree with you. It's definitely the cruise box. So I hooked
it back up to the wires, but CC still doesn't work.

I think I need a good repair manual.

JP




>-jdarg
>
>Jay Pique wrote:
>> On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 09:00:04 -0500, Mike Romain
><romainm@sympatico.ca>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Actually Bill, AMC 'did' use a whole bunch of 'duct tape' when they
>> >built the Jeeps I have seen. It is used on some under dash parts
>and on
>> >the wiring harness all over in places like the resistor wire's crimp
>> >connectors and stuff.
>> >
>> >I thought I was seeing 'custom' wiring until I saw the 3rd or 4th
>the
>> >same way.
>> >
>> >I don't know where the cruise module is on the OP's mystery Jeep,
>but on
>> >the CJ's they were on the side of the steering column under the dash
>on
>> >top of the emission maintenance timer box. It could be either of
>those
>> >maybe but a box size might help and a type of Jeep.....
>>
>> It's just over an inch thick, and is roughly 6 inches square. It
>> pulls apart into 2 halves (each 6 inches square) to reveal a circuit
>> board with two small adjustable dials (Low Speed and Centering
>> Adjustment) and similarly sized white one kitty-corner from the first
>> two (Sensitivity Adjustment). Could this be a power braking thingy
>> for towing trailers?
>>
>> JP
>>
>>
>>
>> >
>> >Mike
>> >86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> >88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>> >
>> >"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Maybe, if your wife had her private investigator install
>that, too.
>> >> Out side of some really cheap radio shop installers, duck tape's
>not
>> >> used.
>> >> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>> >> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>> >>
>> >> Jay Pique wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > Hehehe.... That's sort of what I was hoping for! In any event,
>it's
>> >> > not the intermittent wiper controller because those still work.
>What
>> >> > doesn't work is the cruise control. Could that be it?
>> >> >
>> >> > JP
>> >> > ************
>> >> > Rookie.

Jay Pique

On 29 Mar 2005 16:14:46 -0800, "jdarg" <ruhle@hotmail.com> wrote:

>That's definitely the cruise control box - it sounds just like the one
>that was in my '82 AMC concord.

Yep - I agree with you. It's definitely the cruise box. So I hooked
it back up to the wires, but CC still doesn't work.

I think I need a good repair manual.

JP




>-jdarg
>
>Jay Pique wrote:
>> On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 09:00:04 -0500, Mike Romain
><romainm@sympatico.ca>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Actually Bill, AMC 'did' use a whole bunch of 'duct tape' when they
>> >built the Jeeps I have seen. It is used on some under dash parts
>and on
>> >the wiring harness all over in places like the resistor wire's crimp
>> >connectors and stuff.
>> >
>> >I thought I was seeing 'custom' wiring until I saw the 3rd or 4th
>the
>> >same way.
>> >
>> >I don't know where the cruise module is on the OP's mystery Jeep,
>but on
>> >the CJ's they were on the side of the steering column under the dash
>on
>> >top of the emission maintenance timer box. It could be either of
>those
>> >maybe but a box size might help and a type of Jeep.....
>>
>> It's just over an inch thick, and is roughly 6 inches square. It
>> pulls apart into 2 halves (each 6 inches square) to reveal a circuit
>> board with two small adjustable dials (Low Speed and Centering
>> Adjustment) and similarly sized white one kitty-corner from the first
>> two (Sensitivity Adjustment). Could this be a power braking thingy
>> for towing trailers?
>>
>> JP
>>
>>
>>
>> >
>> >Mike
>> >86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> >88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>> >
>> >"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Maybe, if your wife had her private investigator install
>that, too.
>> >> Out side of some really cheap radio shop installers, duck tape's
>not
>> >> used.
>> >> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>> >> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>> >>
>> >> Jay Pique wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > Hehehe.... That's sort of what I was hoping for! In any event,
>it's
>> >> > not the intermittent wiper controller because those still work.
>What
>> >> > doesn't work is the cruise control. Could that be it?
>> >> >
>> >> > JP
>> >> > ************
>> >> > Rookie.

Jay Pique

On 29 Mar 2005 16:14:46 -0800, "jdarg" <ruhle@hotmail.com> wrote:

>That's definitely the cruise control box - it sounds just like the one
>that was in my '82 AMC concord.

Yep - I agree with you. It's definitely the cruise box. So I hooked
it back up to the wires, but CC still doesn't work.

I think I need a good repair manual.

JP




>-jdarg
>
>Jay Pique wrote:
>> On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 09:00:04 -0500, Mike Romain
><romainm@sympatico.ca>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Actually Bill, AMC 'did' use a whole bunch of 'duct tape' when they
>> >built the Jeeps I have seen. It is used on some under dash parts
>and on
>> >the wiring harness all over in places like the resistor wire's crimp
>> >connectors and stuff.
>> >
>> >I thought I was seeing 'custom' wiring until I saw the 3rd or 4th
>the
>> >same way.
>> >
>> >I don't know where the cruise module is on the OP's mystery Jeep,
>but on
>> >the CJ's they were on the side of the steering column under the dash
>on
>> >top of the emission maintenance timer box. It could be either of
>those
>> >maybe but a box size might help and a type of Jeep.....
>>
>> It's just over an inch thick, and is roughly 6 inches square. It
>> pulls apart into 2 halves (each 6 inches square) to reveal a circuit
>> board with two small adjustable dials (Low Speed and Centering
>> Adjustment) and similarly sized white one kitty-corner from the first
>> two (Sensitivity Adjustment). Could this be a power braking thingy
>> for towing trailers?
>>
>> JP
>>
>>
>>
>> >
>> >Mike
>> >86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> >88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>> >
>> >"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Maybe, if your wife had her private investigator install
>that, too.
>> >> Out side of some really cheap radio shop installers, duck tape's
>not
>> >> used.
>> >> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>> >> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>> >>
>> >> Jay Pique wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > Hehehe.... That's sort of what I was hoping for! In any event,
>it's
>> >> > not the intermittent wiper controller because those still work.
>What
>> >> > doesn't work is the cruise control. Could that be it?
>> >> >
>> >> > JP
>> >> > ************
>> >> > Rookie.

Bubba Kahuna (only 1 'J' in my address)

Jay Pique wrote:
> So a little black-box with a circuit board inside fell onto the floor
> today. It appears to have been duct-taped up under the dash, but
> wasn't connected to the plug-in wire thingy leading to god knows
> where.
>
> Any thoughts or suggestions on what I should do with it? What's it
> for?
>
> JP
> ****************
> Googling...

If you bought the Jeep used, it might also be a remote starter. I found
something like that in my Astro and whadda ya know? Contacted the
manufacturer after figuring out what it was, and now that I bought a
replacement remote unit, I can start the van from inside the house on
cold days. Sweet!

The harness on these usualy looks pretty stock, and disapears into the
column wiring. Take a good hard look at the unit (take it back out) and
look for a website or serial numbers, FCC code or anything else you can
find. That'll tell you exactly what it really is. Even a part number
will help.

Cheers,
- Jeff G

Bubba Kahuna (only 1 'J' in my address)

Jay Pique wrote:
> So a little black-box with a circuit board inside fell onto the floor
> today. It appears to have been duct-taped up under the dash, but
> wasn't connected to the plug-in wire thingy leading to god knows
> where.
>
> Any thoughts or suggestions on what I should do with it? What's it
> for?
>
> JP
> ****************
> Googling...

If you bought the Jeep used, it might also be a remote starter. I found
something like that in my Astro and whadda ya know? Contacted the
manufacturer after figuring out what it was, and now that I bought a
replacement remote unit, I can start the van from inside the house on
cold days. Sweet!

The harness on these usualy looks pretty stock, and disapears into the
column wiring. Take a good hard look at the unit (take it back out) and
look for a website or serial numbers, FCC code or anything else you can
find. That'll tell you exactly what it really is. Even a part number
will help.

Cheers,
- Jeff G

Bubba Kahuna (only 1 'J' in my address)

Jay Pique wrote:
> So a little black-box with a circuit board inside fell onto the floor
> today. It appears to have been duct-taped up under the dash, but
> wasn't connected to the plug-in wire thingy leading to god knows
> where.
>
> Any thoughts or suggestions on what I should do with it? What's it
> for?
>
> JP
> ****************
> Googling...

If you bought the Jeep used, it might also be a remote starter. I found
something like that in my Astro and whadda ya know? Contacted the
manufacturer after figuring out what it was, and now that I bought a
replacement remote unit, I can start the van from inside the house on
cold days. Sweet!

The harness on these usualy looks pretty stock, and disapears into the
column wiring. Take a good hard look at the unit (take it back out) and
look for a website or serial numbers, FCC code or anything else you can
find. That'll tell you exactly what it really is. Even a part number
will help.

Cheers,
- Jeff G