Ok I went out to eat last night and the car did something it has done
before but been fixed before for doing.

I came out and went to turn on the car, and bam. No electrical power
anywhere.
Last time it did this, the battery cables where cleaned up and a new
battery installed.

So ok, I am dead, and walmart is half a block down the street. I go
and get a new battery. Well, by the time I get back the car is
operational. I store the new battery and go home.

Then today, I go to a movie. We get out and the car starts and runs
but the radio is off not on like we left it and the presets are all
gone.

Now for the really strange part. On the way back, the check gages
light comes on and the alternator gage shows 19volts. Turn the radio
off and it goes back down to 13 volts for a few seconds and then back
up. It goes down once on the way home. But is up at 19volts even
after I turn off the car.

I disconnect the battery and hook up the charger see what the gage on
that device reads. It reads 50%. I take that off. I am about to put
the new battery in to see what that brings. But I have NEVER seen a
car do this 19volts on the alternator gage. What kind of problem
might I be looking at?

Thanks,
David

 

Bad ground. Check all the cables, especially the crimped ends. Wiggle
them. check for loosness or corrosion

quincy451@yahoo.com wrote:
> Ok I went out to eat last night and the car did something it has done
> before but been fixed before for doing.
>
> I came out and went to turn on the car, and bam. No electrical power
> anywhere.
> Last time it did this, the battery cables where cleaned up and a new
> battery installed.
>
> So ok, I am dead, and walmart is half a block down the street. I go
> and get a new battery. Well, by the time I get back the car is
> operational. I store the new battery and go home.
>
> Then today, I go to a movie. We get out and the car starts and runs
> but the radio is off not on like we left it and the presets are all
> gone.
>
> Now for the really strange part. On the way back, the check gages
> light comes on and the alternator gage shows 19volts. Turn the radio
> off and it goes back down to 13 volts for a few seconds and then back
> up. It goes down once on the way home. But is up at 19volts even
> after I turn off the car.
>
> I disconnect the battery and hook up the charger see what the gage on
> that device reads. It reads 50%. I take that off. I am about to put
> the new battery in to see what that brings. But I have NEVER seen a
> car do this 19volts on the alternator gage. What kind of problem
> might I be looking at?
>
> Thanks,
> David
>

 

Bad ground. Check all the cables, especially the crimped ends. Wiggle
them. check for loosness or corrosion

quincy451@yahoo.com wrote:
> Ok I went out to eat last night and the car did something it has done
> before but been fixed before for doing.
>
> I came out and went to turn on the car, and bam. No electrical power
> anywhere.
> Last time it did this, the battery cables where cleaned up and a new
> battery installed.
>
> So ok, I am dead, and walmart is half a block down the street. I go
> and get a new battery. Well, by the time I get back the car is
> operational. I store the new battery and go home.
>
> Then today, I go to a movie. We get out and the car starts and runs
> but the radio is off not on like we left it and the presets are all
> gone.
>
> Now for the really strange part. On the way back, the check gages
> light comes on and the alternator gage shows 19volts. Turn the radio
> off and it goes back down to 13 volts for a few seconds and then back
> up. It goes down once on the way home. But is up at 19volts even
> after I turn off the car.
>
> I disconnect the battery and hook up the charger see what the gage on
> that device reads. It reads 50%. I take that off. I am about to put
> the new battery in to see what that brings. But I have NEVER seen a
> car do this 19volts on the alternator gage. What kind of problem
> might I be looking at?
>
> Thanks,
> David
>

 

Bad ground. Check all the cables, especially the crimped ends. Wiggle
them. check for loosness or corrosion

quincy451@yahoo.com wrote:
> Ok I went out to eat last night and the car did something it has done
> before but been fixed before for doing.
>
> I came out and went to turn on the car, and bam. No electrical power
> anywhere.
> Last time it did this, the battery cables where cleaned up and a new
> battery installed.
>
> So ok, I am dead, and walmart is half a block down the street. I go
> and get a new battery. Well, by the time I get back the car is
> operational. I store the new battery and go home.
>
> Then today, I go to a movie. We get out and the car starts and runs
> but the radio is off not on like we left it and the presets are all
> gone.
>
> Now for the really strange part. On the way back, the check gages
> light comes on and the alternator gage shows 19volts. Turn the radio
> off and it goes back down to 13 volts for a few seconds and then back
> up. It goes down once on the way home. But is up at 19volts even
> after I turn off the car.
>
> I disconnect the battery and hook up the charger see what the gage on
> that device reads. It reads 50%. I take that off. I am about to put
> the new battery in to see what that brings. But I have NEVER seen a
> car do this 19volts on the alternator gage. What kind of problem
> might I be looking at?
>
> Thanks,
> David
>

 

On Mar 3, 6:26 pm, RoyJ <spaml...@microsoft.net> wrote:
> Bad ground. Check all the cables, especially the crimped ends. Wiggle
> them. check for loosness or corrosion
>
>
>
> quincy...@yahoo.com wrote:
> > Ok I went out to eat last night and the car did something it has done
> > before but been fixed before for doing.
>
> > I came out and went to turn on the car, and bam. No electrical power
> > anywhere.
> > Last time it did this, the battery cables where cleaned up and a new
> > battery installed.
>
> > So ok, I am dead, and walmart is half a block down the street. I go
> > and get a new battery. Well, by the time I get back the car is
> > operational. I store the new battery and go home.
>
> > Then today, I go to a movie. We get out and the car starts and runs
> > but the radio is off not on like we left it and the presets are all
> > gone.
>
> > Now for the really strange part. On the way back, the check gages
> > light comes on and the alternator gage shows 19volts. Turn the radio
> > off and it goes back down to 13 volts for a few seconds and then back
> > up. It goes down once on the way home. But is up at 19volts even
> > after I turn off the car.
>
> > I disconnect the battery and hook up the charger see what the gage on
> > that device reads. It reads 50%. I take that off. I am about to put
> > the new battery in to see what that brings. But I have NEVER seen a
> > car do this 19volts on the alternator gage. What kind of problem
> > might I be looking at?
>
> > Thanks,
> > David- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Yea I replaced the battery. More for kicks than anything. Same
problem. I had lights, I hit the starter and bam, no power anywhere.
I will check wires tomorrow. Might try replacing the battery cable
connections at the battery. There was a lot of corrosion there on the
negative side when I first openned the hood at the resterant. But
cleaning the connector briefly with pliers the only tool on hand at
the time brought no relief.

Thanks,
David

 

On Mar 3, 6:26 pm, RoyJ <spaml...@microsoft.net> wrote:
> Bad ground. Check all the cables, especially the crimped ends. Wiggle
> them. check for loosness or corrosion
>
>
>
> quincy...@yahoo.com wrote:
> > Ok I went out to eat last night and the car did something it has done
> > before but been fixed before for doing.
>
> > I came out and went to turn on the car, and bam. No electrical power
> > anywhere.
> > Last time it did this, the battery cables where cleaned up and a new
> > battery installed.
>
> > So ok, I am dead, and walmart is half a block down the street. I go
> > and get a new battery. Well, by the time I get back the car is
> > operational. I store the new battery and go home.
>
> > Then today, I go to a movie. We get out and the car starts and runs
> > but the radio is off not on like we left it and the presets are all
> > gone.
>
> > Now for the really strange part. On the way back, the check gages
> > light comes on and the alternator gage shows 19volts. Turn the radio
> > off and it goes back down to 13 volts for a few seconds and then back
> > up. It goes down once on the way home. But is up at 19volts even
> > after I turn off the car.
>
> > I disconnect the battery and hook up the charger see what the gage on
> > that device reads. It reads 50%. I take that off. I am about to put
> > the new battery in to see what that brings. But I have NEVER seen a
> > car do this 19volts on the alternator gage. What kind of problem
> > might I be looking at?
>
> > Thanks,
> > David- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Yea I replaced the battery. More for kicks than anything. Same
problem. I had lights, I hit the starter and bam, no power anywhere.
I will check wires tomorrow. Might try replacing the battery cable
connections at the battery. There was a lot of corrosion there on the
negative side when I first openned the hood at the resterant. But
cleaning the connector briefly with pliers the only tool on hand at
the time brought no relief.

Thanks,
David

 

On Mar 3, 6:26 pm, RoyJ <spaml...@microsoft.net> wrote:
> Bad ground. Check all the cables, especially the crimped ends. Wiggle
> them. check for loosness or corrosion
>
>
>
> quincy...@yahoo.com wrote:
> > Ok I went out to eat last night and the car did something it has done
> > before but been fixed before for doing.
>
> > I came out and went to turn on the car, and bam. No electrical power
> > anywhere.
> > Last time it did this, the battery cables where cleaned up and a new
> > battery installed.
>
> > So ok, I am dead, and walmart is half a block down the street. I go
> > and get a new battery. Well, by the time I get back the car is
> > operational. I store the new battery and go home.
>
> > Then today, I go to a movie. We get out and the car starts and runs
> > but the radio is off not on like we left it and the presets are all
> > gone.
>
> > Now for the really strange part. On the way back, the check gages
> > light comes on and the alternator gage shows 19volts. Turn the radio
> > off and it goes back down to 13 volts for a few seconds and then back
> > up. It goes down once on the way home. But is up at 19volts even
> > after I turn off the car.
>
> > I disconnect the battery and hook up the charger see what the gage on
> > that device reads. It reads 50%. I take that off. I am about to put
> > the new battery in to see what that brings. But I have NEVER seen a
> > car do this 19volts on the alternator gage. What kind of problem
> > might I be looking at?
>
> > Thanks,
> > David- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Yea I replaced the battery. More for kicks than anything. Same
problem. I had lights, I hit the starter and bam, no power anywhere.
I will check wires tomorrow. Might try replacing the battery cable
connections at the battery. There was a lot of corrosion there on the
negative side when I first openned the hood at the resterant. But
cleaning the connector briefly with pliers the only tool on hand at
the time brought no relief.

Thanks,
David

 

quincy451@yahoo.com wrote:
> On Mar 3, 6:26 pm, RoyJ <spaml...@microsoft.net> wrote:
>> Bad ground. Check all the cables, especially the crimped ends. Wiggle
>> them. check for loosness or corrosion
>>
>>
>>
>> quincy...@yahoo.com wrote:
>>> Ok I went out to eat last night and the car did something it has done
>>> before but been fixed before for doing.
>>> I came out and went to turn on the car, and bam. No electrical power
>>> anywhere.
>>> Last time it did this, the battery cables where cleaned up and a new
>>> battery installed.
>>> So ok, I am dead, and walmart is half a block down the street. I go
>>> and get a new battery. Well, by the time I get back the car is
>>> operational. I store the new battery and go home.
>>> Then today, I go to a movie. We get out and the car starts and runs
>>> but the radio is off not on like we left it and the presets are all
>>> gone.
>>> Now for the really strange part. On the way back, the check gages
>>> light comes on and the alternator gage shows 19volts. Turn the radio
>>> off and it goes back down to 13 volts for a few seconds and then back
>>> up. It goes down once on the way home. But is up at 19volts even
>>> after I turn off the car.
>>> I disconnect the battery and hook up the charger see what the gage on
>>> that device reads. It reads 50%. I take that off. I am about to put
>>> the new battery in to see what that brings. But I have NEVER seen a
>>> car do this 19volts on the alternator gage. What kind of problem
>>> might I be looking at?
>>> Thanks,
>>> David- Hide quoted text -
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> Yea I replaced the battery. More for kicks than anything. Same
> problem. I had lights, I hit the starter and bam, no power anywhere.
> I will check wires tomorrow. Might try replacing the battery cable
> connections at the battery. There was a lot of corrosion there on the
> negative side when I first openned the hood at the resterant. But
> cleaning the connector briefly with pliers the only tool on hand at
> the time brought no relief.
>
> Thanks,
> David
>

Don't forget that battery cables have 2 ends...

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

 

quincy451@yahoo.com wrote:
> On Mar 3, 6:26 pm, RoyJ <spaml...@microsoft.net> wrote:
>> Bad ground. Check all the cables, especially the crimped ends. Wiggle
>> them. check for loosness or corrosion
>>
>>
>>
>> quincy...@yahoo.com wrote:
>>> Ok I went out to eat last night and the car did something it has done
>>> before but been fixed before for doing.
>>> I came out and went to turn on the car, and bam. No electrical power
>>> anywhere.
>>> Last time it did this, the battery cables where cleaned up and a new
>>> battery installed.
>>> So ok, I am dead, and walmart is half a block down the street. I go
>>> and get a new battery. Well, by the time I get back the car is
>>> operational. I store the new battery and go home.
>>> Then today, I go to a movie. We get out and the car starts and runs
>>> but the radio is off not on like we left it and the presets are all
>>> gone.
>>> Now for the really strange part. On the way back, the check gages
>>> light comes on and the alternator gage shows 19volts. Turn the radio
>>> off and it goes back down to 13 volts for a few seconds and then back
>>> up. It goes down once on the way home. But is up at 19volts even
>>> after I turn off the car.
>>> I disconnect the battery and hook up the charger see what the gage on
>>> that device reads. It reads 50%. I take that off. I am about to put
>>> the new battery in to see what that brings. But I have NEVER seen a
>>> car do this 19volts on the alternator gage. What kind of problem
>>> might I be looking at?
>>> Thanks,
>>> David- Hide quoted text -
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> Yea I replaced the battery. More for kicks than anything. Same
> problem. I had lights, I hit the starter and bam, no power anywhere.
> I will check wires tomorrow. Might try replacing the battery cable
> connections at the battery. There was a lot of corrosion there on the
> negative side when I first openned the hood at the resterant. But
> cleaning the connector briefly with pliers the only tool on hand at
> the time brought no relief.
>
> Thanks,
> David
>

Don't forget that battery cables have 2 ends...

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

 

quincy451@yahoo.com wrote:
> On Mar 3, 6:26 pm, RoyJ <spaml...@microsoft.net> wrote:
>> Bad ground. Check all the cables, especially the crimped ends. Wiggle
>> them. check for loosness or corrosion
>>
>>
>>
>> quincy...@yahoo.com wrote:
>>> Ok I went out to eat last night and the car did something it has done
>>> before but been fixed before for doing.
>>> I came out and went to turn on the car, and bam. No electrical power
>>> anywhere.
>>> Last time it did this, the battery cables where cleaned up and a new
>>> battery installed.
>>> So ok, I am dead, and walmart is half a block down the street. I go
>>> and get a new battery. Well, by the time I get back the car is
>>> operational. I store the new battery and go home.
>>> Then today, I go to a movie. We get out and the car starts and runs
>>> but the radio is off not on like we left it and the presets are all
>>> gone.
>>> Now for the really strange part. On the way back, the check gages
>>> light comes on and the alternator gage shows 19volts. Turn the radio
>>> off and it goes back down to 13 volts for a few seconds and then back
>>> up. It goes down once on the way home. But is up at 19volts even
>>> after I turn off the car.
>>> I disconnect the battery and hook up the charger see what the gage on
>>> that device reads. It reads 50%. I take that off. I am about to put
>>> the new battery in to see what that brings. But I have NEVER seen a
>>> car do this 19volts on the alternator gage. What kind of problem
>>> might I be looking at?
>>> Thanks,
>>> David- Hide quoted text -
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> Yea I replaced the battery. More for kicks than anything. Same
> problem. I had lights, I hit the starter and bam, no power anywhere.
> I will check wires tomorrow. Might try replacing the battery cable
> connections at the battery. There was a lot of corrosion there on the
> negative side when I first openned the hood at the resterant. But
> cleaning the connector briefly with pliers the only tool on hand at
> the time brought no relief.
>
> Thanks,
> David
>

Don't forget that battery cables have 2 ends...

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)