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Jeep lighter repair
I recently bought a 1998 Cherokee. The lighter dod not work and I wanted
to fix this since I needed the lighter for the cell phone charger. I replaced the 25 amp fuse in the appropriate slot in the fuse box per the manual. When I started the car, I saw a spark in the lighter socket and when I pushed in the lighter, smoke started coming out and the wipers went off once. I took out the lighter and yaked the fuse. Any advice on how to fix or if I did any damage? |
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As electrical engineers say "ooops, you let the smoke out." Bad things happen when something gets hot enough to start smoking. It sounds like the lighter socket itself may be damaged/defective. Pull it and check it. If you're not well-versed in DIY electrical repairs you're going to be soon. "RGNY216" > wrote in message lkaboutautos.com... > I recently bought a 1998 Cherokee. The lighter dod not work and I wanted > to fix this since I needed the lighter for the cell phone charger. I > replaced the 25 amp fuse in the appropriate slot in the fuse box per the > manual. When I started the car, I saw a spark in the lighter socket and > when I pushed in the lighter, smoke started coming out and the wipers went > off once. I took out the lighter and yaked the fuse. > > Any advice on how to fix or if I did any damage? > |
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