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<blockquote data-quote="Nuzzy" data-source="post: 1217242" data-attributes="member: 15952"><p>Well, I think I may have a likely culprit... </p><p></p><p>I grabbed a handful of new relays figuring spares wouldn't be a bad thing, and put one of them in. However, then I got to looking more closely at the back of the lights themselves through the access cutouts in the backside of the grill and noticed something. It appeared the light prongs might be closer to my radiator than I'd anticipated. I flexed the grill and sure enough, contact.</p><p></p><p>To fit my elec fan I had to move the rad forward in the grill a few inches. This caused an interference with the back of my light cups which I then modified. I thought there was enough clearance, but now I'm pretty sure that's not the case.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The solder on the exposed plug was just close enough to the rad to make contact under certain conditions.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t135/yzzun/DSC07548Medium.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t135/yzzun/DSC07551Medium.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Stuck elec tape over the solder, put heat shrink over the connector, and used 1/4" thick nuts to space the whole light forward a bit.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t135/yzzun/DSC07553Medium.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Did the same to the other side and then left the lights on for 15 minutes without issue. This would make sense since the lights hadn't popped last night until I hopped in and put the jeep in gear and started moving. My guess is that movement flexed the grill just enough so that the powered prong made contact and shorted the whole deal.</p><p></p><p>I suppose time will tell, but I'm hoping this was it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nuzzy, post: 1217242, member: 15952"] Well, I think I may have a likely culprit... I grabbed a handful of new relays figuring spares wouldn't be a bad thing, and put one of them in. However, then I got to looking more closely at the back of the lights themselves through the access cutouts in the backside of the grill and noticed something. It appeared the light prongs might be closer to my radiator than I'd anticipated. I flexed the grill and sure enough, contact. To fit my elec fan I had to move the rad forward in the grill a few inches. This caused an interference with the back of my light cups which I then modified. I thought there was enough clearance, but now I'm pretty sure that's not the case. The solder on the exposed plug was just close enough to the rad to make contact under certain conditions. [IMG]http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t135/yzzun/DSC07548Medium.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t135/yzzun/DSC07551Medium.jpg[/IMG] Stuck elec tape over the solder, put heat shrink over the connector, and used 1/4" thick nuts to space the whole light forward a bit. [IMG]http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t135/yzzun/DSC07553Medium.jpg[/IMG] Did the same to the other side and then left the lights on for 15 minutes without issue. This would make sense since the lights hadn't popped last night until I hopped in and put the jeep in gear and started moving. My guess is that movement flexed the grill just enough so that the powered prong made contact and shorted the whole deal. I suppose time will tell, but I'm hoping this was it. :cool: [/QUOTE]
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