How do you disconnect the BUZZER ?

[DOCTORBILL]

I am so darned sick of that lousy BUZZER in my Jeep Comanche !

Where is it and how can I TURN IT OFF ?

DoctorBill

[fredjacksonsan]

Should be a circuit breaker, or you can unplug the actual buzzer. IIRC it's behind the dash and is a cylinder about 1" long and about as big as a quarter.

BTW well done keeping a Comanche running so long! What year is it?

[DOCTORBILL]

Not mine - just bought it at a Dealer.
Was looking for a 4x4 'Beater" stick shift - no V-6 junk.



"Oh - just got this on a trade in !"
Fell in love immediately.
Straight six - a workhorse - powerful - few problems (knock on wood).
Little rust 112,000 miles . a Jeep (have had three!)

Since I wanted it, the dirty rotten Dealer wanted $2200 for it.
Didn't want to play used car dealer games with him....
The dirty bugger would have gotten $100 at a used car auction had he done
what he was planning on doing before I came along....

But I am happy - I love the thing. Floor shift - 4x4 - short bed.
Had to get the turn signals fixed $104.
Sent the receipt to Appleway Automotive Group (Spokane Valley) cause they sold me
the truck, took my money THEN told me the turn signals don't work !

Kept sending me letters about how they wanted me to be HAPPY and for them
to be my automotive dealer friend....etc etc etc....

Bet they ignore my letter.

Now I want to kill the damned Buzzer and the heater won't turn off HEAT -
so I figure the core on/off valve is stuck open or the connector is loose.
It is cooking me like a roast in the oven !
Is it Vacuum controlled ?

Found a $50 used Canopy for it !



This truck WALKS thru snow like there is no snow there !

DoctorBill

[fredjacksonsan]

Nice truck, and only 118k! At more than 20 years old you'll have stuff to tinker with frequently...but well done I say.

I almost bought one when I graduated college....but at the time, $16k was a pretty hefty price to pay.

[DOCTORBILL]

fredjacksonsan - Where behind the Dash is the Buzzer ?

Not with the Fuses !

Note - If you have to crank your engine a long time to start it.....
Turn the key to on (not cranking).
Wait about ten seconds - the fuel pump needs to build up pressure (older cars mostly)
THEN depress the gas pedal while cranking - usually starts right up.

Don't waste the starter motor cranking away WHILE gas pressure is rising - LET THE FUEL PUMP HANDLE THAT !

For What It Is Worth.

If the G D Buzzer weren't SCREAMING AWAY FOR 20 SECONDS, you could HEAR the FUEL PUMP running !

DoctorBill

[fredjacksonsan]

I know on older models it was behind the dash, on newer models around 2000 (we're talking Cherokees here) it is in a black box near the foot panels.

How about getting a 5 year old kid to stick his head under there to find it while it's buzzing? I know that the space is too cramped for adults to realistically get under there!

With fuel injection, I've always turned on the ignition and let the fuel pump run till it stops before cranking. Makes a big difference in the 4.0!

[DOCTORBILL]

fredjacksonsan - Wow ! Someone else fingered that out, too !
I though I was THE only person to do that !

Even mechanics look at me like I'm a nut case !

My Nissan Pathfinder was like that - cranked for a terrible long time before it started.

I wondered if the cause was - that the fuel pressure took a while to build up, so I waited
until the fuel pump noise stopped (5 sec's maybe) then it started up immediately.

So I want to do that with this Comanche Truck (cranks a long time to start) , but
with this freakin' Loud BUZZER, you couldn't hear a jet go overhead !
Goes on and on and on, too !

So I wait until the Buzzer stops and figure the pressure is up and by God - It starts up right away !

No little kids around - mine are all growed up and no Grandkids yet.....lol

DoctorBill

[DOCTORBILL]

Made a big discovery.

The Buzzer does NOT come on if I first clip up my seat belt.

SO - I want to fix that by disconnecting the seat belt wires - or connecting them.

ASKING - is the seat belt switch in the harness NO or NC when not clipped on ?
Normally Open or Normally closed ?

DoctorBill

[fredjacksonsan]

Dunno...