[Puhly]

Well yesterday driving home. i noticed smoke coming out of the steering column. n

now its time to replace that.

should i replace the whole wiring harness or just the part thatss bad.

[bee guz]

Why replace everthing replace what is burnt, and insulate it well, but you have to make sure when you put it back together nothing that moves is touching the wires in question..

[alwaysready]

same thing happened on my explorer
i had smoke coming from the column but it wasnt the wiring it was the turn signal switch..
Just a thought..

[Puhly]

well just one part of the hole harness is bad..
i thought bout just geting a good harness from the junkyard. and then cutting out the bad part. and replacing it with the good one from the junkyard
cuz it seems like a sob to replace the whole harness

[AZ Jeff]

Originally Posted by Puhly

well just one part of the hole harness is bad..
i thought bout just geting a good harness from the junkyard. and then cutting out the bad part. and replacing it with the good one from the junkyard
cuz it seems like a sob to replace the whole harness

If you decide to splice in the new section of harness, be sure to SOLDER all the connections, and insulated them with HEAT SHRINK TUBING or several coats of that "paint-on" liquid insulation.

Do NOT use crimp type butt-splices and do NOT use electrical tape. If you do, chances are, you will have another fire again.

[Puhly]

how hard would it be to replace the hole harness.
btw thanks for all help so far and yet to come

[rag]

find out why its smoking in the first place,"almost" dead shorts make poofs of smoke one in a while and those can be anyway in the entire harness. replace the section of wire and make sure its spliced in 110% or youll be doing it again in the future.

oh and harnesses at stealerships cost an arm and leg. powerseat harness for a 95exploror costs the customer about 300bucks

[Arcticcat843]

Hey, my jeep did that too
I had to leave it up north, get a ride home, and go back up the next day with a trailer and bring it home (70 bucks in gas later)
did you try to use any of your wipers or anything?
It might be the ign switch(like mine)
I had my daylighters running though it

oh and when i would shift out of any gear but drive the starter would come one, It was wierd

[Puhly]

wel the igntion switch works but is burnt... and the harness that plugs into it has one wire frayed and doesnt not go into the harness like its posed it.

wat do yall think would be the best .
to replace the whole thing. or to just get a new harness from the junk yard and replace that bad part.?

[AZ Jeff]

Originally Posted by Puhly

wel the igntion switch works but is burnt... and the harness that plugs into it has one wire frayed and doesnt not go into the harness like its posed it.

wat do yall think would be the best .
to replace the whole thing. or to just get a new harness from the junk yard and replace that bad part.?

The answer to this ought to be simple--if the time/labor to remove and replace the entire harness is less than cutting, splicing, soldering, and shrinking the existing harness, then do that. Otherwise, just go for the new harness.

Once you get the new harness from the boneyard, you should be able to figure out how hard it will be to install it in your existing machine, versus splicing in a new section on the existing harness.

[Puhly]

im just gonna splice into the existion. it will be to much of a pain in the butt to do the hole new harnes..
my dad is going splice it .
cuz he is master electrician. so it should be ok.
thanks for all the help.
going to the junkyard tommrow.. wooho