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1970 CJ5 Ignition wiring problem

Discussion in 'CJ' started by rangemaster, Aug 10, 2019.

  1. Aug 10, 2019 at 6:15 PM
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    rangemaster

    rangemaster [OP] New Member

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    This Jeep has long been my very reliable hunting vehicle, until last season when a new problem cropped up. You'd be bouncing along a dirt road when all electrical that required the key to be on would cut out, including the engine. After some roadside fiddling, I found that wiggling the under dash wiring would revive it. I replaced the ignition switch, believing it to be the culprit, to no avail.

    Narrowing it down, there's something in the wiring loom that connects to my ignition switch that will kill all keyed electrics if it is moved, or bumped in a certain way.

    Here's a video I shot showing exactly what I'm talking about:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RHy8DTRZFk

    Has anyone ever experienced this? Does anyone know where to start?

    Thank you for reading this.
     
  2. Dec 21, 2019 at 9:46 AM
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    Drd88

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    Have you fixed this probably already?I see post is from August
     
  3. Dec 22, 2019 at 4:15 PM
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    rangemaster

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    I did. It ended up being a bad wire coming off the voltage regulator. So I strung a new wire and spliced it into the ignition switch and all was well.
     
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