Wiring Relays

I see where you are going Howard on figure 3, all the small fuses from fig 2 would be messy. The only problem with fig 3 is what happens when the switch for the heater fails and takes out your headlights? At least with figure 1 you only lose one circuit, not all of them.

Paul

 

The right answer is carry a flashlight, need to see where you threw that heater.

For you YJ guys that would be a square flashlight. (I got the square flashlight off a local board, it was pretty funny if you knew who it came from. )

Paul

 

I don't know, ask Jerry or Jeepfreak. R)

Think Mike wants his post back?

My opinion is all 3 are sufficient, I just like #1. Mostly because that's what I did, and no fires from that side of the Jeep....yet. Of all the things that could go wrong with a Jeep build like my Jeepster, the only problem I had was a dead short. No other mechanical or wiring issues. I'd like to publicly blame GM for their mistake.

 

:evil:

Question though, what did GM have to do with a short on a Jeepster? They just designed the motor... Jeep/Kaiser whoever did the wiring R)

I personally have never had good luck with relays, probably because I mounted them under the hood But when you use them they sure do help with the wiring.

 

I have a TBI 4.3. There is a fuel pump relay test wire that hangs out of the factory harness. It laid on the exhaust manifold, melted the end off and shorted. I was in the middle of no where,ended up feeding the whole thing with a piece of #10. Surprisingly Jeep didn't burn to the ground like I expected. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. Drove the rest of the way with a pair of sidecutters in one hand, with the computer hanging out from under the dash with the #10 within reach. Better not do as I do.

 

Guess I should have read the sig first.... I was thinking it was a stock 225