Hi, I've had this Jeep for about a year. Slowly been learning its quirks, fixing issues here and there, and doing some upgrades. It's a '91 with a 4.0 motor from a '94 Cherokee. 5 spd manual.
This past week, I got around to swapping the entire steering column with a pre-owned unit. The reason I replaced the whole column is because of broken ignition, you had to start it by pulling on the rod inside the column manually, and activate a secondary push button on the dash to bypass the key. The old one was ripped apart as long as I've owned this rig. So, the new unit I found has tilt function which is nice. And it's in one piece and starts with a key. Swapping the steering column out was a bit of a chore. I had to yank the old shaft out, and work in the new one with all my might.
When I finished installing the new unit and snugged all the connections onto the new column, I hooked up the battery. There was some clicking noises that came from the dash area which concerned me. I went and turned the key on and noticed my check engine light didn't come on which also concerned me. I then changed the light bulb for the check engine light. The next time I cycled the key, the check engine light started working again.... I'm not sure if the connection needed adjustment, or if there is a potential PCM issue. Every time I cycle the key now, I do get the CEL.
So I went to start it and it just cranks and will not start. I have fuel pressure at the rail, just no spark at the ignition coil. The coil checks good and I even tried another known good coil. Checked the fuses under the hood, they are intact, fuses in the cab are also not blown.
Checked the codes, all I get is 12, 33, 55
12*: Battery or computer recently disconnected within the last 50 start cycles). This is a very common code. Will not trigger a "Check engine light".
33*: Air conditioning clutch relay circuit open or shorted. If your Jeep doesn't have AC you will always get this code. Will not trigger a "Check engine light".
55*: PCM has finished telling you the codes. This means you are done reading codes.
Is there anything else I can check? Have I created an issue by replacing the steering column?
This past week, I got around to swapping the entire steering column with a pre-owned unit. The reason I replaced the whole column is because of broken ignition, you had to start it by pulling on the rod inside the column manually, and activate a secondary push button on the dash to bypass the key. The old one was ripped apart as long as I've owned this rig. So, the new unit I found has tilt function which is nice. And it's in one piece and starts with a key. Swapping the steering column out was a bit of a chore. I had to yank the old shaft out, and work in the new one with all my might.
When I finished installing the new unit and snugged all the connections onto the new column, I hooked up the battery. There was some clicking noises that came from the dash area which concerned me. I went and turned the key on and noticed my check engine light didn't come on which also concerned me. I then changed the light bulb for the check engine light. The next time I cycled the key, the check engine light started working again.... I'm not sure if the connection needed adjustment, or if there is a potential PCM issue. Every time I cycle the key now, I do get the CEL.
So I went to start it and it just cranks and will not start. I have fuel pressure at the rail, just no spark at the ignition coil. The coil checks good and I even tried another known good coil. Checked the fuses under the hood, they are intact, fuses in the cab are also not blown.
Checked the codes, all I get is 12, 33, 55
12*: Battery or computer recently disconnected within the last 50 start cycles). This is a very common code. Will not trigger a "Check engine light".
33*: Air conditioning clutch relay circuit open or shorted. If your Jeep doesn't have AC you will always get this code. Will not trigger a "Check engine light".
55*: PCM has finished telling you the codes. This means you are done reading codes.
Is there anything else I can check? Have I created an issue by replacing the steering column?