Re: Electrical woes continue. Help? FIXED!!!
 

Good to hear, was your original alternator dead also or was it good?

Nelson
89YJ

"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:6teqqvooqf5d5pk32d84iqhk7tjfavt3lo@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 12:25:03 -0500, travis
> <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> shared the following:
>
> >On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 17:17:40 GMT, "JimG" <jimg@cj7.com> shared the
> >following:
> >
> >>"hum dinger" fo sho! Be tuff to read 4 ohms with that one... alternator
is
> >>probably OK... go get a regulator.
> >>JMHO
> >
> >I just checked and AutoZone has a regulator for $9.89 so I may just do
> >that. Yeah, very tough to be sure that it's reading 0 ohms for real
> >since it's a 1K scale. 4 ohms would move the needle about 1/00th of
> >an inch or so. :-)
>
> CHA CHING!!! Went by AutoZone and their one regulator they had in
> stock was "broken in the box." Not sure how she could look at it and
> tell... Anyway, left there and went to Pep Boys. They wanted $26 for
> a voltage regulator. Left, went to Advance Auto, they had one in
> stock for $9 and change. Came home, swapped it out, fired up Jeep,
> voltage jumped right up to a little over 14 V on the voltmeter gauge
> on the dash just like it did before the trouble started. Thanks to
> everyone who offered me help on this problem. Time to go try out that
> winch now... ;-D
>
> mini rant: WTF is up with parts stores around here?!?!? I'm used to
> buying most of my car parts online for that old VW I worked on so
> much. I might have to start doing that for the Jeep, too. I get sick
> of running around looking for parts for it. Today while I was out, I
> asked all 3 stores if they had a distributor cap or rotor for my Jeep.
> Of the 3 stores, *one* of them had a rotor in stock. So now I have
> plugs and a rotor, still need a cap... maybe within the next few
> weeks one of the stores around here will get a cap in stock. *sigh*
> Or maybe I'll just order a couple of caps and rotors and plugs online
> and put them away for when I need them. The auto parts stores near me
> SUCK-DIDDLY-UCK!!! :-/
>
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!

Re: Electrical woes continue. Help? FIXED!!!
 

Good to hear, was your original alternator dead also or was it good?

Nelson
89YJ

"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:6teqqvooqf5d5pk32d84iqhk7tjfavt3lo@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 12:25:03 -0500, travis
> <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> shared the following:
>
> >On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 17:17:40 GMT, "JimG" <jimg@cj7.com> shared the
> >following:
> >
> >>"hum dinger" fo sho! Be tuff to read 4 ohms with that one... alternator
is
> >>probably OK... go get a regulator.
> >>JMHO
> >
> >I just checked and AutoZone has a regulator for $9.89 so I may just do
> >that. Yeah, very tough to be sure that it's reading 0 ohms for real
> >since it's a 1K scale. 4 ohms would move the needle about 1/00th of
> >an inch or so. :-)
>
> CHA CHING!!! Went by AutoZone and their one regulator they had in
> stock was "broken in the box." Not sure how she could look at it and
> tell... Anyway, left there and went to Pep Boys. They wanted $26 for
> a voltage regulator. Left, went to Advance Auto, they had one in
> stock for $9 and change. Came home, swapped it out, fired up Jeep,
> voltage jumped right up to a little over 14 V on the voltmeter gauge
> on the dash just like it did before the trouble started. Thanks to
> everyone who offered me help on this problem. Time to go try out that
> winch now... ;-D
>
> mini rant: WTF is up with parts stores around here?!?!? I'm used to
> buying most of my car parts online for that old VW I worked on so
> much. I might have to start doing that for the Jeep, too. I get sick
> of running around looking for parts for it. Today while I was out, I
> asked all 3 stores if they had a distributor cap or rotor for my Jeep.
> Of the 3 stores, *one* of them had a rotor in stock. So now I have
> plugs and a rotor, still need a cap... maybe within the next few
> weeks one of the stores around here will get a cap in stock. *sigh*
> Or maybe I'll just order a couple of caps and rotors and plugs online
> and put them away for when I need them. The auto parts stores near me
> SUCK-DIDDLY-UCK!!! :-/
>
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!

Re: Electrical woes continue. Help? FIXED!!!
 

Good to hear, was your original alternator dead also or was it good?

Nelson
89YJ

"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:6teqqvooqf5d5pk32d84iqhk7tjfavt3lo@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 12:25:03 -0500, travis
> <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> shared the following:
>
> >On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 17:17:40 GMT, "JimG" <jimg@cj7.com> shared the
> >following:
> >
> >>"hum dinger" fo sho! Be tuff to read 4 ohms with that one... alternator
is
> >>probably OK... go get a regulator.
> >>JMHO
> >
> >I just checked and AutoZone has a regulator for $9.89 so I may just do
> >that. Yeah, very tough to be sure that it's reading 0 ohms for real
> >since it's a 1K scale. 4 ohms would move the needle about 1/00th of
> >an inch or so. :-)
>
> CHA CHING!!! Went by AutoZone and their one regulator they had in
> stock was "broken in the box." Not sure how she could look at it and
> tell... Anyway, left there and went to Pep Boys. They wanted $26 for
> a voltage regulator. Left, went to Advance Auto, they had one in
> stock for $9 and change. Came home, swapped it out, fired up Jeep,
> voltage jumped right up to a little over 14 V on the voltmeter gauge
> on the dash just like it did before the trouble started. Thanks to
> everyone who offered me help on this problem. Time to go try out that
> winch now... ;-D
>
> mini rant: WTF is up with parts stores around here?!?!? I'm used to
> buying most of my car parts online for that old VW I worked on so
> much. I might have to start doing that for the Jeep, too. I get sick
> of running around looking for parts for it. Today while I was out, I
> asked all 3 stores if they had a distributor cap or rotor for my Jeep.
> Of the 3 stores, *one* of them had a rotor in stock. So now I have
> plugs and a rotor, still need a cap... maybe within the next few
> weeks one of the stores around here will get a cap in stock. *sigh*
> Or maybe I'll just order a couple of caps and rotors and plugs online
> and put them away for when I need them. The auto parts stores near me
> SUCK-DIDDLY-UCK!!! :-/
>
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!

Re: Electrical woes continue. Help? FIXED!!!
 

On Sat, 8 Nov 2003 17:20:49 -0500, "Nelson"
<newsgroups@optikadesign.qc.ca> shared the following:

>Good to hear, was your original alternator dead also or was it good?
>
>Nelson
>89YJ

I suspect it was good, but have no way of telling now since I traded
it in as a core on the replacement. :-/ If I have a similar problem
in the future then I guess I'll buy a voltage regulator first and if
that doesn't solve the problem then I'll return it or keep it for a
spare and then consider replacing the alternator. Or... I'll just
not turn in my old alternator to get the core fee refunded until I'm
sure that replacing the alternator fixes the problem.

>
>"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:6teqqvooqf5d5pk32d84iqhk7tjfavt3lo@4ax.com.. .
>> On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 12:25:03 -0500, travis
>> <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> shared the following:
>>
>> >On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 17:17:40 GMT, "JimG" <jimg@cj7.com> shared the
>> >following:
>> >
>> >>"hum dinger" fo sho! Be tuff to read 4 ohms with that one... alternator
>is
>> >>probably OK... go get a regulator.
>> >>JMHO
>> >
>> >I just checked and AutoZone has a regulator for $9.89 so I may just do
>> >that. Yeah, very tough to be sure that it's reading 0 ohms for real
>> >since it's a 1K scale. 4 ohms would move the needle about 1/00th of
>> >an inch or so. :-)
>>
>> CHA CHING!!! Went by AutoZone and their one regulator they had in
>> stock was "broken in the box." Not sure how she could look at it and
>> tell... Anyway, left there and went to Pep Boys. They wanted $26 for
>> a voltage regulator. Left, went to Advance Auto, they had one in
>> stock for $9 and change. Came home, swapped it out, fired up Jeep,
>> voltage jumped right up to a little over 14 V on the voltmeter gauge
>> on the dash just like it did before the trouble started. Thanks to
>> everyone who offered me help on this problem. Time to go try out that
>> winch now... ;-D
>>
>> mini rant: WTF is up with parts stores around here?!?!? I'm used to
>> buying most of my car parts online for that old VW I worked on so
>> much. I might have to start doing that for the Jeep, too. I get sick
>> of running around looking for parts for it. Today while I was out, I
>> asked all 3 stores if they had a distributor cap or rotor for my Jeep.
>> Of the 3 stores, *one* of them had a rotor in stock. So now I have
>> plugs and a rotor, still need a cap... maybe within the next few
>> weeks one of the stores around here will get a cap in stock. *sigh*
>> Or maybe I'll just order a couple of caps and rotors and plugs online
>> and put them away for when I need them. The auto parts stores near me
>> SUCK-DIDDLY-UCK!!! :-/
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Travis
>> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
>> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
>> :wq!
>


--
Travis
http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
:wq!

Re: Electrical woes continue. Help? FIXED!!!
 

On Sat, 8 Nov 2003 17:20:49 -0500, "Nelson"
<newsgroups@optikadesign.qc.ca> shared the following:

>Good to hear, was your original alternator dead also or was it good?
>
>Nelson
>89YJ

I suspect it was good, but have no way of telling now since I traded
it in as a core on the replacement. :-/ If I have a similar problem
in the future then I guess I'll buy a voltage regulator first and if
that doesn't solve the problem then I'll return it or keep it for a
spare and then consider replacing the alternator. Or... I'll just
not turn in my old alternator to get the core fee refunded until I'm
sure that replacing the alternator fixes the problem.

>
>"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:6teqqvooqf5d5pk32d84iqhk7tjfavt3lo@4ax.com.. .
>> On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 12:25:03 -0500, travis
>> <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> shared the following:
>>
>> >On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 17:17:40 GMT, "JimG" <jimg@cj7.com> shared the
>> >following:
>> >
>> >>"hum dinger" fo sho! Be tuff to read 4 ohms with that one... alternator
>is
>> >>probably OK... go get a regulator.
>> >>JMHO
>> >
>> >I just checked and AutoZone has a regulator for $9.89 so I may just do
>> >that. Yeah, very tough to be sure that it's reading 0 ohms for real
>> >since it's a 1K scale. 4 ohms would move the needle about 1/00th of
>> >an inch or so. :-)
>>
>> CHA CHING!!! Went by AutoZone and their one regulator they had in
>> stock was "broken in the box." Not sure how she could look at it and
>> tell... Anyway, left there and went to Pep Boys. They wanted $26 for
>> a voltage regulator. Left, went to Advance Auto, they had one in
>> stock for $9 and change. Came home, swapped it out, fired up Jeep,
>> voltage jumped right up to a little over 14 V on the voltmeter gauge
>> on the dash just like it did before the trouble started. Thanks to
>> everyone who offered me help on this problem. Time to go try out that
>> winch now... ;-D
>>
>> mini rant: WTF is up with parts stores around here?!?!? I'm used to
>> buying most of my car parts online for that old VW I worked on so
>> much. I might have to start doing that for the Jeep, too. I get sick
>> of running around looking for parts for it. Today while I was out, I
>> asked all 3 stores if they had a distributor cap or rotor for my Jeep.
>> Of the 3 stores, *one* of them had a rotor in stock. So now I have
>> plugs and a rotor, still need a cap... maybe within the next few
>> weeks one of the stores around here will get a cap in stock. *sigh*
>> Or maybe I'll just order a couple of caps and rotors and plugs online
>> and put them away for when I need them. The auto parts stores near me
>> SUCK-DIDDLY-UCK!!! :-/
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Travis
>> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
>> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
>> :wq!
>


--
Travis
http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
:wq!

Re: Electrical woes continue. Help? FIXED!!!
 

On Sat, 8 Nov 2003 17:20:49 -0500, "Nelson"
<newsgroups@optikadesign.qc.ca> shared the following:

>Good to hear, was your original alternator dead also or was it good?
>
>Nelson
>89YJ

I suspect it was good, but have no way of telling now since I traded
it in as a core on the replacement. :-/ If I have a similar problem
in the future then I guess I'll buy a voltage regulator first and if
that doesn't solve the problem then I'll return it or keep it for a
spare and then consider replacing the alternator. Or... I'll just
not turn in my old alternator to get the core fee refunded until I'm
sure that replacing the alternator fixes the problem.

>
>"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:6teqqvooqf5d5pk32d84iqhk7tjfavt3lo@4ax.com.. .
>> On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 12:25:03 -0500, travis
>> <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> shared the following:
>>
>> >On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 17:17:40 GMT, "JimG" <jimg@cj7.com> shared the
>> >following:
>> >
>> >>"hum dinger" fo sho! Be tuff to read 4 ohms with that one... alternator
>is
>> >>probably OK... go get a regulator.
>> >>JMHO
>> >
>> >I just checked and AutoZone has a regulator for $9.89 so I may just do
>> >that. Yeah, very tough to be sure that it's reading 0 ohms for real
>> >since it's a 1K scale. 4 ohms would move the needle about 1/00th of
>> >an inch or so. :-)
>>
>> CHA CHING!!! Went by AutoZone and their one regulator they had in
>> stock was "broken in the box." Not sure how she could look at it and
>> tell... Anyway, left there and went to Pep Boys. They wanted $26 for
>> a voltage regulator. Left, went to Advance Auto, they had one in
>> stock for $9 and change. Came home, swapped it out, fired up Jeep,
>> voltage jumped right up to a little over 14 V on the voltmeter gauge
>> on the dash just like it did before the trouble started. Thanks to
>> everyone who offered me help on this problem. Time to go try out that
>> winch now... ;-D
>>
>> mini rant: WTF is up with parts stores around here?!?!? I'm used to
>> buying most of my car parts online for that old VW I worked on so
>> much. I might have to start doing that for the Jeep, too. I get sick
>> of running around looking for parts for it. Today while I was out, I
>> asked all 3 stores if they had a distributor cap or rotor for my Jeep.
>> Of the 3 stores, *one* of them had a rotor in stock. So now I have
>> plugs and a rotor, still need a cap... maybe within the next few
>> weeks one of the stores around here will get a cap in stock. *sigh*
>> Or maybe I'll just order a couple of caps and rotors and plugs online
>> and put them away for when I need them. The auto parts stores near me
>> SUCK-DIDDLY-UCK!!! :-/
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Travis
>> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
>> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
>> :wq!
>


--
Travis
http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
:wq!

Re: Electrical woes continue. Help? FIXED!!!
 

On Sat, 8 Nov 2003 14:18:46 -0500, "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com>
shared the following:

>Travis,
>I don't remember what engine you said you have in your CJ,

'76 304 V8. Thanks for the links. :-)

but you might
>want to look into the TFI upgrade. I installed this on my Grand Wagoneer
>with an AMC 360 and it made a world of difference in smooth idle and
>application of power. It's a *whole* lot cheaper than the HEI upgrade, too.
>
>http://fsjeep.homestead.com/TFI_Upgade.html
>This is mainly for the AMC V8s, but you might find useful information here.
>
>http://www.ifsja.org/tech/electrical...nupgrade.shtml
>This is a more general article and has a lot of good information and ideas.
>This article is referenced in the one above, too.
>
>--
>Jim


--
Travis
http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
:wq!

Re: Electrical woes continue. Help? FIXED!!!
 

On Sat, 8 Nov 2003 14:18:46 -0500, "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com>
shared the following:

>Travis,
>I don't remember what engine you said you have in your CJ,

'76 304 V8. Thanks for the links. :-)

but you might
>want to look into the TFI upgrade. I installed this on my Grand Wagoneer
>with an AMC 360 and it made a world of difference in smooth idle and
>application of power. It's a *whole* lot cheaper than the HEI upgrade, too.
>
>http://fsjeep.homestead.com/TFI_Upgade.html
>This is mainly for the AMC V8s, but you might find useful information here.
>
>http://www.ifsja.org/tech/electrical...nupgrade.shtml
>This is a more general article and has a lot of good information and ideas.
>This article is referenced in the one above, too.
>
>--
>Jim


--
Travis
http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
:wq!

Re: Electrical woes continue. Help? FIXED!!!
 

On Sat, 8 Nov 2003 14:18:46 -0500, "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com>
shared the following:

>Travis,
>I don't remember what engine you said you have in your CJ,

'76 304 V8. Thanks for the links. :-)

but you might
>want to look into the TFI upgrade. I installed this on my Grand Wagoneer
>with an AMC 360 and it made a world of difference in smooth idle and
>application of power. It's a *whole* lot cheaper than the HEI upgrade, too.
>
>http://fsjeep.homestead.com/TFI_Upgade.html
>This is mainly for the AMC V8s, but you might find useful information here.
>
>http://www.ifsja.org/tech/electrical...nupgrade.shtml
>This is a more general article and has a lot of good information and ideas.
>This article is referenced in the one above, too.
>
>--
>Jim


--
Travis
http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
:wq!

Re: Electrical woes continue. Help? FIXED!!!
 

There isn't much that can go wrong with an alternator. Brushes, bearings,
diodes, windings, I guess that's about it. A cheap multimeter and a good
pair or eyes and ears can check all of these. A little knowledge saves a
lot of money. "Back on the farm" we had to be able to swear up and down
that an alternator was bad before the boss would OK the trip to town to get
a rebuilt unit. I could preach to you some more if you would like...

Earle

"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:acrqqv0vmim49u5eeikbddu6rsasqhi0c0@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 8 Nov 2003 17:20:49 -0500, "Nelson"
> <newsgroups@optikadesign.qc.ca> shared the following:
>
> >Good to hear, was your original alternator dead also or was it good?
> >
> >Nelson
> >89YJ
>
> I suspect it was good, but have no way of telling now since I traded
> it in as a core on the replacement. :-/ If I have a similar problem
> in the future then I guess I'll buy a voltage regulator first and if
> that doesn't solve the problem then I'll return it or keep it for a
> spare and then consider replacing the alternator. Or... I'll just
> not turn in my old alternator to get the core fee refunded until I'm
> sure that replacing the alternator fixes the problem.
>
> >
> >"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:6teqqvooqf5d5pk32d84iqhk7tjfavt3lo@4ax.com.. .
> >> On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 12:25:03 -0500, travis
> >> <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> shared the following:
> >>
> >> >On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 17:17:40 GMT, "JimG" <jimg@cj7.com> shared the
> >> >following:
> >> >
> >> >>"hum dinger" fo sho! Be tuff to read 4 ohms with that one...
alternator
> >is
> >> >>probably OK... go get a regulator.
> >> >>JMHO
> >> >
> >> >I just checked and AutoZone has a regulator for $9.89 so I may just do
> >> >that. Yeah, very tough to be sure that it's reading 0 ohms for real
> >> >since it's a 1K scale. 4 ohms would move the needle about 1/00th of
> >> >an inch or so. :-)
> >>
> >> CHA CHING!!! Went by AutoZone and their one regulator they had in
> >> stock was "broken in the box." Not sure how she could look at it and
> >> tell... Anyway, left there and went to Pep Boys. They wanted $26 for
> >> a voltage regulator. Left, went to Advance Auto, they had one in
> >> stock for $9 and change. Came home, swapped it out, fired up Jeep,
> >> voltage jumped right up to a little over 14 V on the voltmeter gauge
> >> on the dash just like it did before the trouble started. Thanks to
> >> everyone who offered me help on this problem. Time to go try out that
> >> winch now... ;-D
> >>
> >> mini rant: WTF is up with parts stores around here?!?!? I'm used to
> >> buying most of my car parts online for that old VW I worked on so
> >> much. I might have to start doing that for the Jeep, too. I get sick
> >> of running around looking for parts for it. Today while I was out, I
> >> asked all 3 stores if they had a distributor cap or rotor for my Jeep.
> >> Of the 3 stores, *one* of them had a rotor in stock. So now I have
> >> plugs and a rotor, still need a cap... maybe within the next few
> >> weeks one of the stores around here will get a cap in stock. *sigh*
> >> Or maybe I'll just order a couple of caps and rotors and plugs online
> >> and put them away for when I need them. The auto parts stores near me
> >> SUCK-DIDDLY-UCK!!! :-/
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Travis
> >> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> >> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> >> :wq!
> >
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!