Have now changed alternator. Bits was falling out of the old one when I took
it out. Something had smashed the internal cooling fan blades.
The new one is working fine. Charging around 14 volts again :-) And much
more quiet.

Odd-Inge

"Odd-Inge Larsen" <oddingelarsen@dcpost.no> wrote in message
news:f5k6hg$ckd$1@troll.powertech.no...
> Noticed today that my voltmeter was well in the red while driving to the
> store. No problem starting yet but only drove 3 km.
>
> This is on a 1990 Jeep Cherokee 4.0L
>
> Something like this happend some years ago and then I had to get a new
> alternator. Suspect the same this time, but would like some tips on what
> to check before ordering a new alternator or having a mechanic check this
> out.
>
> I have a battery tester and a multimeter at hand. I plan to first check
> the battery with the tester to see if it works ok with load. Then measure
> battery volts when the car is not running (should be something like 12V)
> and when car is running (should be higher, preferably 14.4V).
>
> Of course I will try cleaning battery connections (Optima red top battery,
> some years old).
>
> Anything else I could check?
>
> regards
> Odd-Inge Larsen
> North Norway
>

 

Have now changed alternator. Bits was falling out of the old one when I took
it out. Something had smashed the internal cooling fan blades.
The new one is working fine. Charging around 14 volts again :-) And much
more quiet.

Odd-Inge

"Odd-Inge Larsen" <oddingelarsen@dcpost.no> wrote in message
news:f5k6hg$ckd$1@troll.powertech.no...
> Noticed today that my voltmeter was well in the red while driving to the
> store. No problem starting yet but only drove 3 km.
>
> This is on a 1990 Jeep Cherokee 4.0L
>
> Something like this happend some years ago and then I had to get a new
> alternator. Suspect the same this time, but would like some tips on what
> to check before ordering a new alternator or having a mechanic check this
> out.
>
> I have a battery tester and a multimeter at hand. I plan to first check
> the battery with the tester to see if it works ok with load. Then measure
> battery volts when the car is not running (should be something like 12V)
> and when car is running (should be higher, preferably 14.4V).
>
> Of course I will try cleaning battery connections (Optima red top battery,
> some years old).
>
> Anything else I could check?
>
> regards
> Odd-Inge Larsen
> North Norway
>

 

Have now changed alternator. Bits was falling out of the old one when I took
it out. Something had smashed the internal cooling fan blades.
The new one is working fine. Charging around 14 volts again :-) And much
more quiet.

Odd-Inge

"Odd-Inge Larsen" <oddingelarsen@dcpost.no> wrote in message
news:f5k6hg$ckd$1@troll.powertech.no...
> Noticed today that my voltmeter was well in the red while driving to the
> store. No problem starting yet but only drove 3 km.
>
> This is on a 1990 Jeep Cherokee 4.0L
>
> Something like this happend some years ago and then I had to get a new
> alternator. Suspect the same this time, but would like some tips on what
> to check before ordering a new alternator or having a mechanic check this
> out.
>
> I have a battery tester and a multimeter at hand. I plan to first check
> the battery with the tester to see if it works ok with load. Then measure
> battery volts when the car is not running (should be something like 12V)
> and when car is running (should be higher, preferably 14.4V).
>
> Of course I will try cleaning battery connections (Optima red top battery,
> some years old).
>
> Anything else I could check?
>
> regards
> Odd-Inge Larsen
> North Norway
>

 

Thanks for the follow up!

Mike

Odd-Inge Larsen wrote:
> Have now changed alternator. Bits was falling out of the old one when I took
> it out. Something had smashed the internal cooling fan blades.
> The new one is working fine. Charging around 14 volts again :-) And much
> more quiet.
>
> Odd-Inge
>
> "Odd-Inge Larsen" <oddingelarsen@dcpost.no> wrote in message
> news:f5k6hg$ckd$1@troll.powertech.no...
>> Noticed today that my voltmeter was well in the red while driving to the
>> store. No problem starting yet but only drove 3 km.
>>
>> This is on a 1990 Jeep Cherokee 4.0L
>>
>> Something like this happend some years ago and then I had to get a new
>> alternator. Suspect the same this time, but would like some tips on what
>> to check before ordering a new alternator or having a mechanic check this
>> out.
>>
>> I have a battery tester and a multimeter at hand. I plan to first check
>> the battery with the tester to see if it works ok with load. Then measure
>> battery volts when the car is not running (should be something like 12V)
>> and when car is running (should be higher, preferably 14.4V).
>>
>> Of course I will try cleaning battery connections (Optima red top battery,
>> some years old).
>>
>> Anything else I could check?
>>
>> regards
>> Odd-Inge Larsen
>> North Norway
>>
>
>

 

Thanks for the follow up!

Mike

Odd-Inge Larsen wrote:
> Have now changed alternator. Bits was falling out of the old one when I took
> it out. Something had smashed the internal cooling fan blades.
> The new one is working fine. Charging around 14 volts again :-) And much
> more quiet.
>
> Odd-Inge
>
> "Odd-Inge Larsen" <oddingelarsen@dcpost.no> wrote in message
> news:f5k6hg$ckd$1@troll.powertech.no...
>> Noticed today that my voltmeter was well in the red while driving to the
>> store. No problem starting yet but only drove 3 km.
>>
>> This is on a 1990 Jeep Cherokee 4.0L
>>
>> Something like this happend some years ago and then I had to get a new
>> alternator. Suspect the same this time, but would like some tips on what
>> to check before ordering a new alternator or having a mechanic check this
>> out.
>>
>> I have a battery tester and a multimeter at hand. I plan to first check
>> the battery with the tester to see if it works ok with load. Then measure
>> battery volts when the car is not running (should be something like 12V)
>> and when car is running (should be higher, preferably 14.4V).
>>
>> Of course I will try cleaning battery connections (Optima red top battery,
>> some years old).
>>
>> Anything else I could check?
>>
>> regards
>> Odd-Inge Larsen
>> North Norway
>>
>
>

 

Thanks for the follow up!

Mike

Odd-Inge Larsen wrote:
> Have now changed alternator. Bits was falling out of the old one when I took
> it out. Something had smashed the internal cooling fan blades.
> The new one is working fine. Charging around 14 volts again :-) And much
> more quiet.
>
> Odd-Inge
>
> "Odd-Inge Larsen" <oddingelarsen@dcpost.no> wrote in message
> news:f5k6hg$ckd$1@troll.powertech.no...
>> Noticed today that my voltmeter was well in the red while driving to the
>> store. No problem starting yet but only drove 3 km.
>>
>> This is on a 1990 Jeep Cherokee 4.0L
>>
>> Something like this happend some years ago and then I had to get a new
>> alternator. Suspect the same this time, but would like some tips on what
>> to check before ordering a new alternator or having a mechanic check this
>> out.
>>
>> I have a battery tester and a multimeter at hand. I plan to first check
>> the battery with the tester to see if it works ok with load. Then measure
>> battery volts when the car is not running (should be something like 12V)
>> and when car is running (should be higher, preferably 14.4V).
>>
>> Of course I will try cleaning battery connections (Optima red top battery,
>> some years old).
>>
>> Anything else I could check?
>>
>> regards
>> Odd-Inge Larsen
>> North Norway
>>
>
>

 

Thanks for the follow up!

Mike

Odd-Inge Larsen wrote:
> Have now changed alternator. Bits was falling out of the old one when I took
> it out. Something had smashed the internal cooling fan blades.
> The new one is working fine. Charging around 14 volts again :-) And much
> more quiet.
>
> Odd-Inge
>
> "Odd-Inge Larsen" <oddingelarsen@dcpost.no> wrote in message
> news:f5k6hg$ckd$1@troll.powertech.no...
>> Noticed today that my voltmeter was well in the red while driving to the
>> store. No problem starting yet but only drove 3 km.
>>
>> This is on a 1990 Jeep Cherokee 4.0L
>>
>> Something like this happend some years ago and then I had to get a new
>> alternator. Suspect the same this time, but would like some tips on what
>> to check before ordering a new alternator or having a mechanic check this
>> out.
>>
>> I have a battery tester and a multimeter at hand. I plan to first check
>> the battery with the tester to see if it works ok with load. Then measure
>> battery volts when the car is not running (should be something like 12V)
>> and when car is running (should be higher, preferably 14.4V).
>>
>> Of course I will try cleaning battery connections (Optima red top battery,
>> some years old).
>>
>> Anything else I could check?
>>
>> regards
>> Odd-Inge Larsen
>> North Norway
>>
>
>