UPS delivers! :-)

Nov 05, 2003 6 Replies
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Now I really have an incentive to track down my electrical problems. Jeep was not running that good today...if I stepped on the loud pedal a little more then it would come alive and do great, but it felt "choppy" below around 3000 RPM. I noticed my voltmeter was only reading about 12.1 volts today while cruising down the highway. Normally it's right around 14 volts. I'm guessing the battery is on its last leg, or the alternator. I think the alternator. It needs a tuneup, too... Gonna bring the battery over to Advance Auto and have them check it out and if it's ok I guess I'll throw an alternator on it. If I put a voltmeter across the battery terminals at idle shouldn't I see around 14 volts or so? And about 12 volts with the Jeep not running? Hmm... Maybe I should RTFMs I bought for it.


-- Travis

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meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.:wq!


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On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 03:21:15 GMT, twaldron shared the following:

Cool. Thank you. There's one right down the road from me...

-- Travis

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On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 03:21:15 GMT, twaldron shared the following:

Awesome! I just called the one that's about 8 miles from my house and they confirmed this, and the best part is that they said they can test both of them while they're in the vehicle. Very cool. Thanks, twaldron! :-)

-- Travis

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Hi travis,

What?... you bought a Ramsey? (sorry about your luck! I guess that horse jumped out... LOL :

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Dirty connections on the main cables or main ground tag can cause that.

So can a polished up fan belt. I go through about 3 V belts a year on mine. Mud is liquid sand paper and polishes up the sides of the belt causing even a tight belt to slip.

I test mine by having a cold off engine and seeing if I can hand turn the alternator pulley. If I can make the pulley slip by hand, no way will it grab under load when running. The alternator takes a few HP to spin up.

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

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