95 YJ alternator...again
 

Well, if you rember, sometime before Christmas I had the alternator
quit charging on my YJ.
Over the Christmas weekend I took the whole charging system apart,
cleaned all the connections and tightened the belt. This worked OK...
until last Monday, anyway.
On the way to work, I look down and the Check Engine light is on
again. Looked over at the volt gauge, and sure enough, not charging
again.
I just knew it was too good to be true.
Anyway, continued on to work and had my boss get hold of the service
manager at the local Dodge store. Borrowed the factory
troubleshooting manual for the charging system(it was throwing a code
41 'generator field not switching'). Spent about a 1/2 hour with a
multi-meter and a couple of wrenchs to find that I had too high of
resistance in the field circuit inside the alt.
Removed the alt from the Jeep and took it to a place I know that
rebuilds them. After inspection, it was determined that the brushes
had worn the commutator rings down so far that the brushes were not
contacting them anymore. Glenn says this is a common fault with the
ND alternators. He installed a good used rotor and a set of brushes,
changed me $50 and sent me on my way.
Now, this morning when I get to work, I'll reinstall the alt. and be
good to go again...*and* I have a lot more confidence in this repair
than I did the last one.
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2

Re: 95 YJ alternator...again
 

How many miles on that old alternator?

"Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:455fu09p7d5pjd8e4k5jf0mu37irr5cons@4ax.com...
> Well, if you rember, sometime before Christmas I had the alternator
> quit charging on my YJ.
> Over the Christmas weekend I took the whole charging system apart,
> cleaned all the connections and tightened the belt. This worked OK...
> until last Monday, anyway.
> On the way to work, I look down and the Check Engine light is on
> again. Looked over at the volt gauge, and sure enough, not charging
> again.
> I just knew it was too good to be true.
> Anyway, continued on to work and had my boss get hold of the service
> manager at the local Dodge store. Borrowed the factory
> troubleshooting manual for the charging system(it was throwing a code
> 41 'generator field not switching'). Spent about a 1/2 hour with a
> multi-meter and a couple of wrenchs to find that I had too high of
> resistance in the field circuit inside the alt.
> Removed the alt from the Jeep and took it to a place I know that
> rebuilds them. After inspection, it was determined that the brushes
> had worn the commutator rings down so far that the brushes were not
> contacting them anymore. Glenn says this is a common fault with the
> ND alternators. He installed a good used rotor and a set of brushes,
> changed me $50 and sent me on my way.
> Now, this morning when I get to work, I'll reinstall the alt. and be
> good to go again...*and* I have a lot more confidence in this repair
> than I did the last one.
> --
> Old Crow
> '82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
> '95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2

Re: 95 YJ alternator...again
 

How many miles on that old alternator?

"Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:455fu09p7d5pjd8e4k5jf0mu37irr5cons@4ax.com...
> Well, if you rember, sometime before Christmas I had the alternator
> quit charging on my YJ.
> Over the Christmas weekend I took the whole charging system apart,
> cleaned all the connections and tightened the belt. This worked OK...
> until last Monday, anyway.
> On the way to work, I look down and the Check Engine light is on
> again. Looked over at the volt gauge, and sure enough, not charging
> again.
> I just knew it was too good to be true.
> Anyway, continued on to work and had my boss get hold of the service
> manager at the local Dodge store. Borrowed the factory
> troubleshooting manual for the charging system(it was throwing a code
> 41 'generator field not switching'). Spent about a 1/2 hour with a
> multi-meter and a couple of wrenchs to find that I had too high of
> resistance in the field circuit inside the alt.
> Removed the alt from the Jeep and took it to a place I know that
> rebuilds them. After inspection, it was determined that the brushes
> had worn the commutator rings down so far that the brushes were not
> contacting them anymore. Glenn says this is a common fault with the
> ND alternators. He installed a good used rotor and a set of brushes,
> changed me $50 and sent me on my way.
> Now, this morning when I get to work, I'll reinstall the alt. and be
> good to go again...*and* I have a lot more confidence in this repair
> than I did the last one.
> --
> Old Crow
> '82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
> '95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2

Re: 95 YJ alternator...again
 

How many miles on that old alternator?

"Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:455fu09p7d5pjd8e4k5jf0mu37irr5cons@4ax.com...
> Well, if you rember, sometime before Christmas I had the alternator
> quit charging on my YJ.
> Over the Christmas weekend I took the whole charging system apart,
> cleaned all the connections and tightened the belt. This worked OK...
> until last Monday, anyway.
> On the way to work, I look down and the Check Engine light is on
> again. Looked over at the volt gauge, and sure enough, not charging
> again.
> I just knew it was too good to be true.
> Anyway, continued on to work and had my boss get hold of the service
> manager at the local Dodge store. Borrowed the factory
> troubleshooting manual for the charging system(it was throwing a code
> 41 'generator field not switching'). Spent about a 1/2 hour with a
> multi-meter and a couple of wrenchs to find that I had too high of
> resistance in the field circuit inside the alt.
> Removed the alt from the Jeep and took it to a place I know that
> rebuilds them. After inspection, it was determined that the brushes
> had worn the commutator rings down so far that the brushes were not
> contacting them anymore. Glenn says this is a common fault with the
> ND alternators. He installed a good used rotor and a set of brushes,
> changed me $50 and sent me on my way.
> Now, this morning when I get to work, I'll reinstall the alt. and be
> good to go again...*and* I have a lot more confidence in this repair
> than I did the last one.
> --
> Old Crow
> '82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
> '95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2

Re: 95 YJ alternator...again
 

I just changed the Altenator in my YJ for $90 and 10 minutes. Why not just
put a rebuilt one in and be done with it? You've already spent a lot of
hours on this....


"Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:455fu09p7d5pjd8e4k5jf0mu37irr5cons@4ax.com...
> Well, if you rember, sometime before Christmas I had the alternator
> quit charging on my YJ.
> Over the Christmas weekend I took the whole charging system apart,
> cleaned all the connections and tightened the belt. This worked OK...
> until last Monday, anyway.
> On the way to work, I look down and the Check Engine light is on
> again. Looked over at the volt gauge, and sure enough, not charging
> again.
> I just knew it was too good to be true.
> Anyway, continued on to work and had my boss get hold of the service
> manager at the local Dodge store. Borrowed the factory
> troubleshooting manual for the charging system(it was throwing a code
> 41 'generator field not switching'). Spent about a 1/2 hour with a
> multi-meter and a couple of wrenchs to find that I had too high of
> resistance in the field circuit inside the alt.
> Removed the alt from the Jeep and took it to a place I know that
> rebuilds them. After inspection, it was determined that the brushes
> had worn the commutator rings down so far that the brushes were not
> contacting them anymore. Glenn says this is a common fault with the
> ND alternators. He installed a good used rotor and a set of brushes,
> changed me $50 and sent me on my way.
> Now, this morning when I get to work, I'll reinstall the alt. and be
> good to go again...*and* I have a lot more confidence in this repair
> than I did the last one.
> --
> Old Crow
> '82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
> '95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2

Re: 95 YJ alternator...again
 

I just changed the Altenator in my YJ for $90 and 10 minutes. Why not just
put a rebuilt one in and be done with it? You've already spent a lot of
hours on this....


"Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:455fu09p7d5pjd8e4k5jf0mu37irr5cons@4ax.com...
> Well, if you rember, sometime before Christmas I had the alternator
> quit charging on my YJ.
> Over the Christmas weekend I took the whole charging system apart,
> cleaned all the connections and tightened the belt. This worked OK...
> until last Monday, anyway.
> On the way to work, I look down and the Check Engine light is on
> again. Looked over at the volt gauge, and sure enough, not charging
> again.
> I just knew it was too good to be true.
> Anyway, continued on to work and had my boss get hold of the service
> manager at the local Dodge store. Borrowed the factory
> troubleshooting manual for the charging system(it was throwing a code
> 41 'generator field not switching'). Spent about a 1/2 hour with a
> multi-meter and a couple of wrenchs to find that I had too high of
> resistance in the field circuit inside the alt.
> Removed the alt from the Jeep and took it to a place I know that
> rebuilds them. After inspection, it was determined that the brushes
> had worn the commutator rings down so far that the brushes were not
> contacting them anymore. Glenn says this is a common fault with the
> ND alternators. He installed a good used rotor and a set of brushes,
> changed me $50 and sent me on my way.
> Now, this morning when I get to work, I'll reinstall the alt. and be
> good to go again...*and* I have a lot more confidence in this repair
> than I did the last one.
> --
> Old Crow
> '82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
> '95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2

Re: 95 YJ alternator...again
 

I just changed the Altenator in my YJ for $90 and 10 minutes. Why not just
put a rebuilt one in and be done with it? You've already spent a lot of
hours on this....


"Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:455fu09p7d5pjd8e4k5jf0mu37irr5cons@4ax.com...
> Well, if you rember, sometime before Christmas I had the alternator
> quit charging on my YJ.
> Over the Christmas weekend I took the whole charging system apart,
> cleaned all the connections and tightened the belt. This worked OK...
> until last Monday, anyway.
> On the way to work, I look down and the Check Engine light is on
> again. Looked over at the volt gauge, and sure enough, not charging
> again.
> I just knew it was too good to be true.
> Anyway, continued on to work and had my boss get hold of the service
> manager at the local Dodge store. Borrowed the factory
> troubleshooting manual for the charging system(it was throwing a code
> 41 'generator field not switching'). Spent about a 1/2 hour with a
> multi-meter and a couple of wrenchs to find that I had too high of
> resistance in the field circuit inside the alt.
> Removed the alt from the Jeep and took it to a place I know that
> rebuilds them. After inspection, it was determined that the brushes
> had worn the commutator rings down so far that the brushes were not
> contacting them anymore. Glenn says this is a common fault with the
> ND alternators. He installed a good used rotor and a set of brushes,
> changed me $50 and sent me on my way.
> Now, this morning when I get to work, I'll reinstall the alt. and be
> good to go again...*and* I have a lot more confidence in this repair
> than I did the last one.
> --
> Old Crow
> '82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
> '95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2

Re: 95 YJ alternator...again
 

Yeah.. I would like to know also... My alternator in my YJ is 10 years old
and works great.. But if and when it does die.. I am thinking of getting a
Mean Grean Alternator.. Especially when I hook up a winch..

Ben
95 YJ 2.5L

"SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:cs8nfl02gtc@enews4.newsguy.com...
> How many miles on that old alternator?
>
> "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:455fu09p7d5pjd8e4k5jf0mu37irr5cons@4ax.com...
>> Well, if you rember, sometime before Christmas I had the alternator
>> quit charging on my YJ.
>> Over the Christmas weekend I took the whole charging system apart,
>> cleaned all the connections and tightened the belt. This worked OK...
>> until last Monday, anyway.
>> On the way to work, I look down and the Check Engine light is on
>> again. Looked over at the volt gauge, and sure enough, not charging
>> again.
>> I just knew it was too good to be true.
>> Anyway, continued on to work and had my boss get hold of the service
>> manager at the local Dodge store. Borrowed the factory
>> troubleshooting manual for the charging system(it was throwing a code
>> 41 'generator field not switching'). Spent about a 1/2 hour with a
>> multi-meter and a couple of wrenchs to find that I had too high of
>> resistance in the field circuit inside the alt.
>> Removed the alt from the Jeep and took it to a place I know that
>> rebuilds them. After inspection, it was determined that the brushes
>> had worn the commutator rings down so far that the brushes were not
>> contacting them anymore. Glenn says this is a common fault with the
>> ND alternators. He installed a good used rotor and a set of brushes,
>> changed me $50 and sent me on my way.
>> Now, this morning when I get to work, I'll reinstall the alt. and be
>> good to go again...*and* I have a lot more confidence in this repair
>> than I did the last one.
>> --
>> Old Crow
>> '82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
>> '95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
>> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2
>
>

Re: 95 YJ alternator...again
 

Yeah.. I would like to know also... My alternator in my YJ is 10 years old
and works great.. But if and when it does die.. I am thinking of getting a
Mean Grean Alternator.. Especially when I hook up a winch..

Ben
95 YJ 2.5L

"SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:cs8nfl02gtc@enews4.newsguy.com...
> How many miles on that old alternator?
>
> "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:455fu09p7d5pjd8e4k5jf0mu37irr5cons@4ax.com...
>> Well, if you rember, sometime before Christmas I had the alternator
>> quit charging on my YJ.
>> Over the Christmas weekend I took the whole charging system apart,
>> cleaned all the connections and tightened the belt. This worked OK...
>> until last Monday, anyway.
>> On the way to work, I look down and the Check Engine light is on
>> again. Looked over at the volt gauge, and sure enough, not charging
>> again.
>> I just knew it was too good to be true.
>> Anyway, continued on to work and had my boss get hold of the service
>> manager at the local Dodge store. Borrowed the factory
>> troubleshooting manual for the charging system(it was throwing a code
>> 41 'generator field not switching'). Spent about a 1/2 hour with a
>> multi-meter and a couple of wrenchs to find that I had too high of
>> resistance in the field circuit inside the alt.
>> Removed the alt from the Jeep and took it to a place I know that
>> rebuilds them. After inspection, it was determined that the brushes
>> had worn the commutator rings down so far that the brushes were not
>> contacting them anymore. Glenn says this is a common fault with the
>> ND alternators. He installed a good used rotor and a set of brushes,
>> changed me $50 and sent me on my way.
>> Now, this morning when I get to work, I'll reinstall the alt. and be
>> good to go again...*and* I have a lot more confidence in this repair
>> than I did the last one.
>> --
>> Old Crow
>> '82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
>> '95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
>> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2
>
>

Re: 95 YJ alternator...again
 

Yeah.. I would like to know also... My alternator in my YJ is 10 years old
and works great.. But if and when it does die.. I am thinking of getting a
Mean Grean Alternator.. Especially when I hook up a winch..

Ben
95 YJ 2.5L

"SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:cs8nfl02gtc@enews4.newsguy.com...
> How many miles on that old alternator?
>
> "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:455fu09p7d5pjd8e4k5jf0mu37irr5cons@4ax.com...
>> Well, if you rember, sometime before Christmas I had the alternator
>> quit charging on my YJ.
>> Over the Christmas weekend I took the whole charging system apart,
>> cleaned all the connections and tightened the belt. This worked OK...
>> until last Monday, anyway.
>> On the way to work, I look down and the Check Engine light is on
>> again. Looked over at the volt gauge, and sure enough, not charging
>> again.
>> I just knew it was too good to be true.
>> Anyway, continued on to work and had my boss get hold of the service
>> manager at the local Dodge store. Borrowed the factory
>> troubleshooting manual for the charging system(it was throwing a code
>> 41 'generator field not switching'). Spent about a 1/2 hour with a
>> multi-meter and a couple of wrenchs to find that I had too high of
>> resistance in the field circuit inside the alt.
>> Removed the alt from the Jeep and took it to a place I know that
>> rebuilds them. After inspection, it was determined that the brushes
>> had worn the commutator rings down so far that the brushes were not
>> contacting them anymore. Glenn says this is a common fault with the
>> ND alternators. He installed a good used rotor and a set of brushes,
>> changed me $50 and sent me on my way.
>> Now, this morning when I get to work, I'll reinstall the alt. and be
>> good to go again...*and* I have a lot more confidence in this repair
>> than I did the last one.
>> --
>> Old Crow
>> '82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
>> '95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
>> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2
>
>