'91' XJ: disconnecting fan relay a good idea?

I've got problems w/the anti-theft BS in my Cherokeet. It's throwing false
alarms. It's funny how it only goes off at 3:00 a.m. So far I haven't caught
anyone breaking into the vehicle (which is parked in the street). My
neighbors won't put up with it much longer so I'm going to yank the horn
relay. Aside from making the horn non-operational this shouldn't cause any
problems right?

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Doug wrote:
> I've got problems w/the anti-theft BS in my Cherokeet. It's throwing false
> alarms. It's funny how it only goes off at 3:00 a.m.

Maybe they aren't false alarms!

No horn shouldn't cause any problem, except having no horn.....

Doug wrote:
> I've got problems w/the anti-theft BS in my Cherokeet. It's throwing false
> alarms. It's funny how it only goes off at 3:00 a.m. So far I haven't caught
> anyone breaking into the vehicle (which is parked in the street). My
> neighbors won't put up with it much longer so I'm going to yank the horn
> relay. Aside from making the horn non-operational this shouldn't cause any
> problems right?
>

Check your battery cables. I was having similar troubles and found that
loose or corroded cables were leading to a current drain (caused by dew
I guess) would set the thing off. After a through cleaning and
tightening, it stopped. 2 years now, and the only time the alarm went
off was when some *******s broke the rear quarter window.

Regards,

DAve

Another thing to check is the sensors at each point, doors, hood and so on.
Sometimes a bad sensor will cause false alarms.

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Kate
2O|||||||O5 Liberty


"DaveW" > wrote in message
news:bRLXe.9769$%i1.8799@trnddc09...
: Doug wrote:
: > I've got problems w/the anti-theft BS in my Cherokeet. It's throwing
false
: > alarms. It's funny how it only goes off at 3:00 a.m. So far I haven't
caught
: > anyone breaking into the vehicle (which is parked in the street). My
: > neighbors won't put up with it much longer so I'm going to yank the horn
: > relay. Aside from making the horn non-operational this shouldn't cause
any
: > problems right?
: >
:
: Check your battery cables. I was having similar troubles and found that
: loose or corroded cables were leading to a current drain (caused by dew
: I guess) would set the thing off. After a through cleaning and
: tightening, it stopped. 2 years now, and the only time the alarm went
: off was when some *******s broke the rear quarter window.
:
: Regards,
:
: DAve

Oh, and I meant to add...
you may not want to disconnect your horn.
You never know if that person who is about to take of the front of your rig
in traffic will hear you yelling "HONK HONK DAMN IT!!!"

--
Kate
2O|||||||O5 Liberty


"DaveW" > wrote in message
news:bRLXe.9769$%i1.8799@trnddc09...
: Doug wrote:
: > I've got problems w/the anti-theft BS in my Cherokeet. It's throwing
false
: > alarms. It's funny how it only goes off at 3:00 a.m. So far I haven't
caught
: > anyone breaking into the vehicle (which is parked in the street). My
: > neighbors won't put up with it much longer so I'm going to yank the horn
: > relay. Aside from making the horn non-operational this shouldn't cause
any
: > problems right?
: >
:
: Check your battery cables. I was having similar troubles and found that
: loose or corroded cables were leading to a current drain (caused by dew
: I guess) would set the thing off. After a through cleaning and
: tightening, it stopped. 2 years now, and the only time the alarm went
: off was when some *******s broke the rear quarter window.
:
: Regards,
:
: DAve

you could always put a switch in the cab, so you could flip the switch to
disconnect and reconnect in the day

Patrick
Ô¿Ô

"Doug" > wrote in message
...
> I've got problems w/the anti-theft BS in my Cherokeet. It's throwing false
> alarms. It's funny how it only goes off at 3:00 a.m. So far I haven't
> caught anyone breaking into the vehicle (which is parked in the street).
> My neighbors won't put up with it much longer so I'm going to yank the
> horn relay. Aside from making the horn non-operational this shouldn't
> cause any problems right?
>
> --
> there is no .sig
>