CRWLR

Yes, that fat Yel wire goes into the back of the voltmeter. My CJ also
reports that it is cranking out juice in the 16v range.




<ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
news:BhCrb.4522$6Q2.3796@fe1.columbus.rr.com...
> I only know of one guage that measures electricity in anyway on a CJ and
> that's the voltage meter. Sits next to the oil pressure gauge. But it
> usually sits close to 16 all the time. Can't figure where else that yellow
> wire goes, according to the scematic drawing, it's yellow. Speaking of the
> oil pressure guage, it acts funny too. Sits at 20 psi for the most part,
> when the revs get low, it drops all of a sudden from 20 to zero,..I mean
> buried like it's getting no juice at all. A tap of the gas and it jumps
> abruptly back to 20. Funny too,...only on the highway does the valves
> clatter. Wonder if my pump is bad.
> Thanks Jerry!
> Allen
>
>
> "Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@mecox.net> wrote in message
> news:FPBrb.23789$PD2.13182@fed1read05...
> > You sure you're not thinking of the ammeter? That particular meter
> normally
> > has a pretty heavy wire going to it but the volt meter can get by with a
> > skinny wire.
> >
> > Jerry
> > --
> > Jerry Bransford
> > To email, remove 'me' from my email address
> > KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
> > See the Geezer Jeep at
> > http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
> >
> > <ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
> > news:fIBrb.6885$zc1.5087@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> > > I've noticed that in my manual for my 83 CJ, the volt gauge has a huge
> > > yellow wire,..which I have. It's larger than any other hot wires going
> to
> > > any gauges. But my volt gauge is practically pegged. It does tend to
> move
> > > with the RPMs. Can't figure out if it's my guage or not, or do I have
> too
> > > much juice going to the thing.
> > > Allen
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

CRWLR

Yes, that fat Yel wire goes into the back of the voltmeter. My CJ also
reports that it is cranking out juice in the 16v range.




<ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
news:BhCrb.4522$6Q2.3796@fe1.columbus.rr.com...
> I only know of one guage that measures electricity in anyway on a CJ and
> that's the voltage meter. Sits next to the oil pressure gauge. But it
> usually sits close to 16 all the time. Can't figure where else that yellow
> wire goes, according to the scematic drawing, it's yellow. Speaking of the
> oil pressure guage, it acts funny too. Sits at 20 psi for the most part,
> when the revs get low, it drops all of a sudden from 20 to zero,..I mean
> buried like it's getting no juice at all. A tap of the gas and it jumps
> abruptly back to 20. Funny too,...only on the highway does the valves
> clatter. Wonder if my pump is bad.
> Thanks Jerry!
> Allen
>
>
> "Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@mecox.net> wrote in message
> news:FPBrb.23789$PD2.13182@fed1read05...
> > You sure you're not thinking of the ammeter? That particular meter
> normally
> > has a pretty heavy wire going to it but the volt meter can get by with a
> > skinny wire.
> >
> > Jerry
> > --
> > Jerry Bransford
> > To email, remove 'me' from my email address
> > KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
> > See the Geezer Jeep at
> > http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
> >
> > <ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
> > news:fIBrb.6885$zc1.5087@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> > > I've noticed that in my manual for my 83 CJ, the volt gauge has a huge
> > > yellow wire,..which I have. It's larger than any other hot wires going
> to
> > > any gauges. But my volt gauge is practically pegged. It does tend to
> move
> > > with the RPMs. Can't figure out if it's my guage or not, or do I have
> too
> > > much juice going to the thing.
> > > Allen
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>