i have been looking all over the forums and really like what I am seeing. However, I have not seen a thread on grounds so I figured I'd post a little bit of what I learned while owning an XJ.
I have already gotten some good advice so I'll pass some info on.
Forgive me if the info is already on the forums...
First jeeps in general are not grounded particularly well and in general cause many issues with jeep drivability. I have seen countless issues solved by simply cleaning and freshening grounds on jeep,vehicles. A lot of info, I have learned from good folks on NAXJA (Joe peters and old man ) so I won't take credit for the info. I have however seen on my and my friends jeeps the results from simply pulling grounds off, cleaning the connectors, sanding down the ground location and reinstalling with dielectric grease. Specifically check the grounds on the dipstick tube, from Ecu to body, the crusty braided strap from head to body and coil to block.
So before you guys start running through any issues that may be caused by electrics, pull and renew your grounds.
If possible a great place to start upgrading your grounds is to start with changing out the braided ground strap with some welding cable. I used 1awg on my XJ because I had it lying around. It was easy to make with some lugs and electrical solder. Another good place to start is upgrading the battery cables and connections. There is a guy from NAXJA that makes up full upgraded ground kits and battery cable that will last forever. http://www.kelleyswip.com/ He is also super helpful with anything jeep electric.
I'll post more as I remember them while going through my TJ.
I have already gotten some good advice so I'll pass some info on.
Forgive me if the info is already on the forums...
First jeeps in general are not grounded particularly well and in general cause many issues with jeep drivability. I have seen countless issues solved by simply cleaning and freshening grounds on jeep,vehicles. A lot of info, I have learned from good folks on NAXJA (Joe peters and old man ) so I won't take credit for the info. I have however seen on my and my friends jeeps the results from simply pulling grounds off, cleaning the connectors, sanding down the ground location and reinstalling with dielectric grease. Specifically check the grounds on the dipstick tube, from Ecu to body, the crusty braided strap from head to body and coil to block.
So before you guys start running through any issues that may be caused by electrics, pull and renew your grounds.
If possible a great place to start upgrading your grounds is to start with changing out the braided ground strap with some welding cable. I used 1awg on my XJ because I had it lying around. It was easy to make with some lugs and electrical solder. Another good place to start is upgrading the battery cables and connections. There is a guy from NAXJA that makes up full upgraded ground kits and battery cable that will last forever. http://www.kelleyswip.com/ He is also super helpful with anything jeep electric.
I'll post more as I remember them while going through my TJ.
