Mike Romain wrote:
> Wow, good detective work there!
>
> That plug and socket are fried.

ya think? :)

I would bypass it with a shunt by
> hooking the two wires directly together. The heater blower in my
> Cherokee had the same issue at the first plug away from the heater motor
> and was a strange one to track down, but way less complex. I shunted
> it.

yup: yank yank, snip snip, strip strip, but connector, crimp crimp and it blows!

Now to put the dash back together. yuck.

C

 

Where exactly is that connector? Can you post a pix not quite so close up?

You might consider some dielectric grease on the other terminals to prevent
corrosion and it never hurts to clean and grease any ground you find.


"Carl K" <carl@personnelware.com> wrote in message
news:h-SdndK9TZL9Y13ZnZ2dnUVZ_r6dnZ2d@comcast.com...
> Mike Romain wrote:
>> Wow, good detective work there!
>>
>> That plug and socket are fried.
>
> ya think? :)
>
> I would bypass it with a shunt by
>> hooking the two wires directly together. The heater blower in my
>> Cherokee had the same issue at the first plug away from the heater motor
>> and was a strange one to track down, but way less complex. I shunted
>> it.
>
> yup: yank yank, snip snip, strip strip, but connector, crimp crimp and it
> blows!
>
> Now to put the dash back together. yuck.
>
> C

 

Where exactly is that connector? Can you post a pix not quite so close up?

You might consider some dielectric grease on the other terminals to prevent
corrosion and it never hurts to clean and grease any ground you find.


"Carl K" <carl@personnelware.com> wrote in message
news:h-SdndK9TZL9Y13ZnZ2dnUVZ_r6dnZ2d@comcast.com...
> Mike Romain wrote:
>> Wow, good detective work there!
>>
>> That plug and socket are fried.
>
> ya think? :)
>
> I would bypass it with a shunt by
>> hooking the two wires directly together. The heater blower in my
>> Cherokee had the same issue at the first plug away from the heater motor
>> and was a strange one to track down, but way less complex. I shunted
>> it.
>
> yup: yank yank, snip snip, strip strip, but connector, crimp crimp and it
> blows!
>
> Now to put the dash back together. yuck.
>
> C

 

Where exactly is that connector? Can you post a pix not quite so close up?

You might consider some dielectric grease on the other terminals to prevent
corrosion and it never hurts to clean and grease any ground you find.


"Carl K" <carl@personnelware.com> wrote in message
news:h-SdndK9TZL9Y13ZnZ2dnUVZ_r6dnZ2d@comcast.com...
> Mike Romain wrote:
>> Wow, good detective work there!
>>
>> That plug and socket are fried.
>
> ya think? :)
>
> I would bypass it with a shunt by
>> hooking the two wires directly together. The heater blower in my
>> Cherokee had the same issue at the first plug away from the heater motor
>> and was a strange one to track down, but way less complex. I shunted
>> it.
>
> yup: yank yank, snip snip, strip strip, but connector, crimp crimp and it
> blows!
>
> Now to put the dash back together. yuck.
>
> C

 

Where exactly is that connector? Can you post a pix not quite so close up?

You might consider some dielectric grease on the other terminals to prevent
corrosion and it never hurts to clean and grease any ground you find.


"Carl K" <carl@personnelware.com> wrote in message
news:h-SdndK9TZL9Y13ZnZ2dnUVZ_r6dnZ2d@comcast.com...
> Mike Romain wrote:
>> Wow, good detective work there!
>>
>> That plug and socket are fried.
>
> ya think? :)
>
> I would bypass it with a shunt by
>> hooking the two wires directly together. The heater blower in my
>> Cherokee had the same issue at the first plug away from the heater motor
>> and was a strange one to track down, but way less complex. I shunted
>> it.
>
> yup: yank yank, snip snip, strip strip, but connector, crimp crimp and it
> blows!
>
> Now to put the dash back together. yuck.
>
> C