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Need some electrical help here.

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by AirborneGuy, Jul 13, 2006.

  1. AirborneGuy

    AirborneGuy New Member

    Coming home from work the other night and my lights went out with no warning, then about 15-20 seconds later came back on. The engine continued to run fine. There was no dimming prior to the outage. Someone at work said it might be the dimmer switch. Any ideas?
    Thanks

    '59 CJ-5
     
    AirborneGuy, Jul 13, 2006
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  2. lynn

    lynn Time machine / Early CJ5 HR Rep Staff Member

    Yep, the dimmer is one of the usual suspects. Pull it, clean and lube it, clean the contacts, put it back. Also the pull switch on the dash is a usual suspect; these often have problems due to leaky windshields over the years. Some even have built-in circuit breakers that will act as you describe.
    Should be one or the other...
    HTH
     
    lynn, Jul 13, 2006
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  3. mtndewmaniac66

    mtndewmaniac66 Down to Earth!

    x2 dimmer switch. They're famour for weathering, contacts corrode out, connections become loose. Replace the dimmer and observe the contacts on the plug also.
     
    mtndewmaniac66, Jul 13, 2006
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  4. russo

    russo Hope is not a method

    Had the same problem a couple of weeks ago. Cleaned all the connections - especially the dimmer switch. All is back to normal - cheap fix :) .
     
    russo, Jul 13, 2006
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  5. 65CJ5

    65CJ5 Member

    Dimmer switch is one thing, bad circuit breaker on the back of the light switch is another. Or the circuit breaker is good and there's some shorted wiring someplace causing it to flip. Light switch could be bad, and you might have to check the ignition switch and wiring to the lights as well.

    Stan
     
    65CJ5, Jul 16, 2006
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