Chris Roat

Hey,

I discovered my jeep wouldn't start the other day... the battery was
dead. When I tried to jump it, it wouldn't even turn over - but I
heard a lot of clicking and there was some smoking near the starter
solenoid on the inside fender, passenger side. On closer inspection, I
found some rubber was burning - presumably a short was heating up a
wire up.

Checking the wiring diagram, I found that the previous owner had
removed the fuse links that go from the battery to the alternator,
manifold heater, ignition switch, and a few other things. I couldn't
tell what was shorting so I inserted some 10 amp fuses where the fuse
links would go. One of the fuse links went to the alternator... is 10
amps enough here??

This time, the jump almost worked. She turned over and over for a
while (phew, a big worry gone - the starter motor was fine). Finally,
she caught and started firing, but only for a half asecond. As soon
as the ignition kicked in.