If you're rewiring will you switch to 12 volt? These jeeps are super easy to rewire, I had mine running with less then 3 wires. But it's amazing the kind of stuff some people will do to a wiring harness, splicing in stuff trying to fix it, but just making it worse for the next guy... some times it's easier to just start over.
Had a similar wiring nightmare with our 1948 CJ2a, various colored wires patched together with electric tape and different type connectors. We were amazed that it even ran, but now have a new wiring harness that will be installed as part of the restoration and 12 volt switch over.
I think a lot of "Bubba's" have a common "plumbing approach" to the electrical system. There's a wire... I'll just tap in there with this piece of wire I cut out over here... and hook up this new winch, and all the lights I can find.
It’s already converted to 12V. Ordered a new harness, I could bandaid things to get it squared away for another 10000 miles but my OCD got the better of me!Originally Posted by 56willys
A new harness is always a good way to go Todd! You know exactly what you have after that install.
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