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travis 11-04-2003 10:16 PM

UPS delivers! :-)
 

http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep/winch/05.jpg

Now I really have an incentive to track down my electrical problems.
Jeep was not running that good today...if I stepped on the loud pedal
a little more then it would come alive and do great, but it felt
"choppy" below around 3000 RPM. I noticed my voltmeter was only
reading about 12.1 volts today while cruising down the highway.
Normally it's right around 14 volts. I'm guessing the battery is on
its last leg, or the alternator. I think the alternator. It needs a
tuneup, too... Gonna bring the battery over to Advance Auto and have
them check it out and if it's ok I guess I'll throw an alternator on
it. If I put a voltmeter across the battery terminals at idle
shouldn't I see around 14 volts or so? And about 12 volts with the
Jeep not running? Hmm... Maybe I should RTFMs I bought for it.


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

twaldron 11-04-2003 10:21 PM

Re: UPS delivers! :-)
 
Not sure about Advance Auto, but AutoZone will check your alternator and
battery for free too.

travis wrote:

> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep/winch/05.jpg
>
> Now I really have an incentive to track down my electrical problems.
> Jeep was not running that good today...if I stepped on the loud pedal
> a little more then it would come alive and do great, but it felt
> "choppy" below around 3000 RPM. I noticed my voltmeter was only
> reading about 12.1 volts today while cruising down the highway.
> Normally it's right around 14 volts. I'm guessing the battery is on
> its last leg, or the alternator. I think the alternator. It needs a
> tuneup, too... Gonna bring the battery over to Advance Auto and have
> them check it out and if it's ok I guess I'll throw an alternator on
> it. If I put a voltmeter across the battery terminals at idle
> shouldn't I see around 14 volts or so? And about 12 volts with the
> Jeep not running? Hmm... Maybe I should RTFMs I bought for it.
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!


--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
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__________________________________________________ _________


twaldron 11-04-2003 10:21 PM

Re: UPS delivers! :-)
 
Not sure about Advance Auto, but AutoZone will check your alternator and
battery for free too.

travis wrote:

> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep/winch/05.jpg
>
> Now I really have an incentive to track down my electrical problems.
> Jeep was not running that good today...if I stepped on the loud pedal
> a little more then it would come alive and do great, but it felt
> "choppy" below around 3000 RPM. I noticed my voltmeter was only
> reading about 12.1 volts today while cruising down the highway.
> Normally it's right around 14 volts. I'm guessing the battery is on
> its last leg, or the alternator. I think the alternator. It needs a
> tuneup, too... Gonna bring the battery over to Advance Auto and have
> them check it out and if it's ok I guess I'll throw an alternator on
> it. If I put a voltmeter across the battery terminals at idle
> shouldn't I see around 14 volts or so? And about 12 volts with the
> Jeep not running? Hmm... Maybe I should RTFMs I bought for it.
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!


--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
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__________________________________________________ _________


twaldron 11-04-2003 10:21 PM

Re: UPS delivers! :-)
 
Not sure about Advance Auto, but AutoZone will check your alternator and
battery for free too.

travis wrote:

> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep/winch/05.jpg
>
> Now I really have an incentive to track down my electrical problems.
> Jeep was not running that good today...if I stepped on the loud pedal
> a little more then it would come alive and do great, but it felt
> "choppy" below around 3000 RPM. I noticed my voltmeter was only
> reading about 12.1 volts today while cruising down the highway.
> Normally it's right around 14 volts. I'm guessing the battery is on
> its last leg, or the alternator. I think the alternator. It needs a
> tuneup, too... Gonna bring the battery over to Advance Auto and have
> them check it out and if it's ok I guess I'll throw an alternator on
> it. If I put a voltmeter across the battery terminals at idle
> shouldn't I see around 14 volts or so? And about 12 volts with the
> Jeep not running? Hmm... Maybe I should RTFMs I bought for it.
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!


--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
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__________________________________________________ _________


travis 11-04-2003 10:30 PM

Re: UPS delivers! :-)
 
On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 03:21:15 GMT, twaldron
<twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> shared the following:

>Not sure about Advance Auto, but AutoZone will check your alternator and
>battery for free too.


Cool. Thank you. There's one right down the road from me...

>
>travis wrote:
>
>> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep/winch/05.jpg
>>
>> Now I really have an incentive to track down my electrical problems.
>> Jeep was not running that good today...if I stepped on the loud pedal
>> a little more then it would come alive and do great, but it felt
>> "choppy" below around 3000 RPM. I noticed my voltmeter was only
>> reading about 12.1 volts today while cruising down the highway.
>> Normally it's right around 14 volts. I'm guessing the battery is on
>> its last leg, or the alternator. I think the alternator. It needs a
>> tuneup, too... Gonna bring the battery over to Advance Auto and have
>> them check it out and if it's ok I guess I'll throw an alternator on
>> it. If I put a voltmeter across the battery terminals at idle
>> shouldn't I see around 14 volts or so? And about 12 volts with the
>> Jeep not running? Hmm... Maybe I should RTFMs I bought for it.
>>
>>
>> --
>> 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!

travis 11-04-2003 10:30 PM

Re: UPS delivers! :-)
 
On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 03:21:15 GMT, twaldron
<twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> shared the following:

>Not sure about Advance Auto, but AutoZone will check your alternator and
>battery for free too.


Cool. Thank you. There's one right down the road from me...

>
>travis wrote:
>
>> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep/winch/05.jpg
>>
>> Now I really have an incentive to track down my electrical problems.
>> Jeep was not running that good today...if I stepped on the loud pedal
>> a little more then it would come alive and do great, but it felt
>> "choppy" below around 3000 RPM. I noticed my voltmeter was only
>> reading about 12.1 volts today while cruising down the highway.
>> Normally it's right around 14 volts. I'm guessing the battery is on
>> its last leg, or the alternator. I think the alternator. It needs a
>> tuneup, too... Gonna bring the battery over to Advance Auto and have
>> them check it out and if it's ok I guess I'll throw an alternator on
>> it. If I put a voltmeter across the battery terminals at idle
>> shouldn't I see around 14 volts or so? And about 12 volts with the
>> Jeep not running? Hmm... Maybe I should RTFMs I bought for it.
>>
>>
>> --
>> 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!

travis 11-04-2003 10:30 PM

Re: UPS delivers! :-)
 
On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 03:21:15 GMT, twaldron
<twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> shared the following:

>Not sure about Advance Auto, but AutoZone will check your alternator and
>battery for free too.


Cool. Thank you. There's one right down the road from me...

>
>travis wrote:
>
>> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep/winch/05.jpg
>>
>> Now I really have an incentive to track down my electrical problems.
>> Jeep was not running that good today...if I stepped on the loud pedal
>> a little more then it would come alive and do great, but it felt
>> "choppy" below around 3000 RPM. I noticed my voltmeter was only
>> reading about 12.1 volts today while cruising down the highway.
>> Normally it's right around 14 volts. I'm guessing the battery is on
>> its last leg, or the alternator. I think the alternator. It needs a
>> tuneup, too... Gonna bring the battery over to Advance Auto and have
>> them check it out and if it's ok I guess I'll throw an alternator on
>> it. If I put a voltmeter across the battery terminals at idle
>> shouldn't I see around 14 volts or so? And about 12 volts with the
>> Jeep not running? Hmm... Maybe I should RTFMs I bought for it.
>>
>>
>> --
>> 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!

travis 11-05-2003 08:15 AM

AutoZone doing free battery/alternator testing
 
On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 03:21:15 GMT, twaldron
<twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> shared the following:

>Not sure about Advance Auto, but AutoZone will check your alternator and
>battery for free too.
>


Awesome! I just called the one that's about 8 miles from my house and
they confirmed this, and the best part is that they said they can test
both of them while they're in the vehicle. Very cool. Thanks,
twaldron! :-)


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

travis 11-05-2003 08:15 AM

AutoZone doing free battery/alternator testing
 
On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 03:21:15 GMT, twaldron
<twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> shared the following:

>Not sure about Advance Auto, but AutoZone will check your alternator and
>battery for free too.
>


Awesome! I just called the one that's about 8 miles from my house and
they confirmed this, and the best part is that they said they can test
both of them while they're in the vehicle. Very cool. Thanks,
twaldron! :-)


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

travis 11-05-2003 08:15 AM

AutoZone doing free battery/alternator testing
 
On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 03:21:15 GMT, twaldron
<twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> shared the following:

>Not sure about Advance Auto, but AutoZone will check your alternator and
>battery for free too.
>


Awesome! I just called the one that's about 8 miles from my house and
they confirmed this, and the best part is that they said they can test
both of them while they're in the vehicle. Very cool. Thanks,
twaldron! :-)


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

twaldron 11-05-2003 09:03 AM

Re: AutoZone doing free battery/alternator testing
 
Anytime, travis. Glad to help.

travis wrote:

> On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 03:21:15 GMT, twaldron
> <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> shared the following:
>
>
>>Not sure about Advance Auto, but AutoZone will check your alternator and
>>battery for free too.
>>

>
>
> Awesome! I just called the one that's about 8 miles from my house and
> they confirmed this, and the best part is that they said they can test
> both of them while they're in the vehicle. Very cool. Thanks,
> twaldron! :-)
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!


--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________


twaldron 11-05-2003 09:03 AM

Re: AutoZone doing free battery/alternator testing
 
Anytime, travis. Glad to help.

travis wrote:

> On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 03:21:15 GMT, twaldron
> <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> shared the following:
>
>
>>Not sure about Advance Auto, but AutoZone will check your alternator and
>>battery for free too.
>>

>
>
> Awesome! I just called the one that's about 8 miles from my house and
> they confirmed this, and the best part is that they said they can test
> both of them while they're in the vehicle. Very cool. Thanks,
> twaldron! :-)
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!


--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________


twaldron 11-05-2003 09:03 AM

Re: AutoZone doing free battery/alternator testing
 
Anytime, travis. Glad to help.

travis wrote:

> On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 03:21:15 GMT, twaldron
> <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> shared the following:
>
>
>>Not sure about Advance Auto, but AutoZone will check your alternator and
>>battery for free too.
>>

>
>
> Awesome! I just called the one that's about 8 miles from my house and
> they confirmed this, and the best part is that they said they can test
> both of them while they're in the vehicle. Very cool. Thanks,
> twaldron! :-)
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!


--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________


JimG 11-05-2003 09:14 AM

Re: UPS delivers! :-)
 
Hi travis,

What?... you bought a Ramsey? (sorry about your luck! I guess that horse
jumped out... LOL :<( )

After seeing/reading about your last outing I would have thought you need
lockers more than a winch. Your would have crawled right up that bank and
never needed a winch... MHO.

Advance does both batteries and alternators for free also. Yes, you should
read 13-14+ VDC (should vary with RPM to a limit) across the battery with
engine running and ~12 VDC when stopped.

(Just ribbin you about the Ramsey... to each his own)

--
JimG
80' CJ-7, 258 CID
35" BFG MT's on 15x10 Centerlines
4.56 D30-D44 SOA
D300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn 8000i w/dual batteries
LockRight F&R


"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2jqgqvgfl14pjn2n0oeo1cen3i5a4jdo3q@4ax.com...
>
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep/winch/05.jpg
>
> Now I really have an incentive to track down my electrical problems.
> Jeep was not running that good today...if I stepped on the loud pedal
> a little more then it would come alive and do great, but it felt
> "choppy" below around 3000 RPM. I noticed my voltmeter was only
> reading about 12.1 volts today while cruising down the highway.
> Normally it's right around 14 volts. I'm guessing the battery is on
> its last leg, or the alternator. I think the alternator. It needs a
> tuneup, too... Gonna bring the battery over to Advance Auto and have
> them check it out and if it's ok I guess I'll throw an alternator on
> it. If I put a voltmeter across the battery terminals at idle
> shouldn't I see around 14 volts or so? And about 12 volts with the
> Jeep not running? Hmm... Maybe I should RTFMs I bought for it.
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!




JimG 11-05-2003 09:14 AM

Re: UPS delivers! :-)
 
Hi travis,

What?... you bought a Ramsey? (sorry about your luck! I guess that horse
jumped out... LOL :<( )

After seeing/reading about your last outing I would have thought you need
lockers more than a winch. Your would have crawled right up that bank and
never needed a winch... MHO.

Advance does both batteries and alternators for free also. Yes, you should
read 13-14+ VDC (should vary with RPM to a limit) across the battery with
engine running and ~12 VDC when stopped.

(Just ribbin you about the Ramsey... to each his own)

--
JimG
80' CJ-7, 258 CID
35" BFG MT's on 15x10 Centerlines
4.56 D30-D44 SOA
D300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn 8000i w/dual batteries
LockRight F&R


"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2jqgqvgfl14pjn2n0oeo1cen3i5a4jdo3q@4ax.com...
>
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep/winch/05.jpg
>
> Now I really have an incentive to track down my electrical problems.
> Jeep was not running that good today...if I stepped on the loud pedal
> a little more then it would come alive and do great, but it felt
> "choppy" below around 3000 RPM. I noticed my voltmeter was only
> reading about 12.1 volts today while cruising down the highway.
> Normally it's right around 14 volts. I'm guessing the battery is on
> its last leg, or the alternator. I think the alternator. It needs a
> tuneup, too... Gonna bring the battery over to Advance Auto and have
> them check it out and if it's ok I guess I'll throw an alternator on
> it. If I put a voltmeter across the battery terminals at idle
> shouldn't I see around 14 volts or so? And about 12 volts with the
> Jeep not running? Hmm... Maybe I should RTFMs I bought for it.
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!




JimG 11-05-2003 09:14 AM

Re: UPS delivers! :-)
 
Hi travis,

What?... you bought a Ramsey? (sorry about your luck! I guess that horse
jumped out... LOL :<( )

After seeing/reading about your last outing I would have thought you need
lockers more than a winch. Your would have crawled right up that bank and
never needed a winch... MHO.

Advance does both batteries and alternators for free also. Yes, you should
read 13-14+ VDC (should vary with RPM to a limit) across the battery with
engine running and ~12 VDC when stopped.

(Just ribbin you about the Ramsey... to each his own)

--
JimG
80' CJ-7, 258 CID
35" BFG MT's on 15x10 Centerlines
4.56 D30-D44 SOA
D300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn 8000i w/dual batteries
LockRight F&R


"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2jqgqvgfl14pjn2n0oeo1cen3i5a4jdo3q@4ax.com...
>
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep/winch/05.jpg
>
> Now I really have an incentive to track down my electrical problems.
> Jeep was not running that good today...if I stepped on the loud pedal
> a little more then it would come alive and do great, but it felt
> "choppy" below around 3000 RPM. I noticed my voltmeter was only
> reading about 12.1 volts today while cruising down the highway.
> Normally it's right around 14 volts. I'm guessing the battery is on
> its last leg, or the alternator. I think the alternator. It needs a
> tuneup, too... Gonna bring the battery over to Advance Auto and have
> them check it out and if it's ok I guess I'll throw an alternator on
> it. If I put a voltmeter across the battery terminals at idle
> shouldn't I see around 14 volts or so? And about 12 volts with the
> Jeep not running? Hmm... Maybe I should RTFMs I bought for it.
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!




Mike Romain 11-05-2003 10:21 AM

Re: UPS delivers! :-)
 
Dirty connections on the main cables or main ground tag can cause that.

So can a polished up fan belt. I go through about 3 V belts a year on
mine. Mud is liquid sand paper and polishes up the sides of the belt
causing even a tight belt to slip.

I test mine by having a cold off engine and seeing if I can hand turn
the alternator pulley. If I can make the pulley slip by hand, no way
will it grab under load when running. The alternator takes a few HP to
spin up.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

travis wrote:
>
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep/winch/05.jpg
>
> Now I really have an incentive to track down my electrical problems.
> Jeep was not running that good today...if I stepped on the loud pedal
> a little more then it would come alive and do great, but it felt
> "choppy" below around 3000 RPM. I noticed my voltmeter was only
> reading about 12.1 volts today while cruising down the highway.
> Normally it's right around 14 volts. I'm guessing the battery is on
> its last leg, or the alternator. I think the alternator. It needs a
> tuneup, too... Gonna bring the battery over to Advance Auto and have
> them check it out and if it's ok I guess I'll throw an alternator on
> it. If I put a voltmeter across the battery terminals at idle
> shouldn't I see around 14 volts or so? And about 12 volts with the
> Jeep not running? Hmm... Maybe I should RTFMs I bought for it.
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!


Mike Romain 11-05-2003 10:21 AM

Re: UPS delivers! :-)
 
Dirty connections on the main cables or main ground tag can cause that.

So can a polished up fan belt. I go through about 3 V belts a year on
mine. Mud is liquid sand paper and polishes up the sides of the belt
causing even a tight belt to slip.

I test mine by having a cold off engine and seeing if I can hand turn
the alternator pulley. If I can make the pulley slip by hand, no way
will it grab under load when running. The alternator takes a few HP to
spin up.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

travis wrote:
>
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep/winch/05.jpg
>
> Now I really have an incentive to track down my electrical problems.
> Jeep was not running that good today...if I stepped on the loud pedal
> a little more then it would come alive and do great, but it felt
> "choppy" below around 3000 RPM. I noticed my voltmeter was only
> reading about 12.1 volts today while cruising down the highway.
> Normally it's right around 14 volts. I'm guessing the battery is on
> its last leg, or the alternator. I think the alternator. It needs a
> tuneup, too... Gonna bring the battery over to Advance Auto and have
> them check it out and if it's ok I guess I'll throw an alternator on
> it. If I put a voltmeter across the battery terminals at idle
> shouldn't I see around 14 volts or so? And about 12 volts with the
> Jeep not running? Hmm... Maybe I should RTFMs I bought for it.
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!


Mike Romain 11-05-2003 10:21 AM

Re: UPS delivers! :-)
 
Dirty connections on the main cables or main ground tag can cause that.

So can a polished up fan belt. I go through about 3 V belts a year on
mine. Mud is liquid sand paper and polishes up the sides of the belt
causing even a tight belt to slip.

I test mine by having a cold off engine and seeing if I can hand turn
the alternator pulley. If I can make the pulley slip by hand, no way
will it grab under load when running. The alternator takes a few HP to
spin up.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

travis wrote:
>
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep/winch/05.jpg
>
> Now I really have an incentive to track down my electrical problems.
> Jeep was not running that good today...if I stepped on the loud pedal
> a little more then it would come alive and do great, but it felt
> "choppy" below around 3000 RPM. I noticed my voltmeter was only
> reading about 12.1 volts today while cruising down the highway.
> Normally it's right around 14 volts. I'm guessing the battery is on
> its last leg, or the alternator. I think the alternator. It needs a
> tuneup, too... Gonna bring the battery over to Advance Auto and have
> them check it out and if it's ok I guess I'll throw an alternator on
> it. If I put a voltmeter across the battery terminals at idle
> shouldn't I see around 14 volts or so? And about 12 volts with the
> Jeep not running? Hmm... Maybe I should RTFMs I bought for it.
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!



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