oldcancer
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- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
recently i've noticed an issue with possibly the alternator/battery/charging system on my 92....and it's a little bit odd to me seeing as i've never experienced anything like this before.
(went through several pages of search results with various keywords, didn't find any threads reporting the same symptom)
starting the jeep i noticed that for a short period of time, there seems to be a pretty low voltage....and that basically all accessories seem to be working at half strength....for about 10 seconds or so, and then everything returns to normal....
i also noticed that cold starts seem to take longer crank times than warmish or normal operating temp starts....but that could just be the Canadian winter factor
while this is happening the volt gauge reads on average in the 9 or so volt range....but when everything runs normal again it's right back in the 12-14 range....
just looking for comments or ideas from anyone else who's had this happen before....and to be honest i really am hoping it's just a bad ground or something....
i have a parts jeep, so i have a known good alternator provided it's the same (or better) alt in 94 as it is in the 92, just dont have a spare battery or any real electrical diagnostic experience, so i'm kind of in the scratching my head part of the diagnosis here
(went through several pages of search results with various keywords, didn't find any threads reporting the same symptom)
starting the jeep i noticed that for a short period of time, there seems to be a pretty low voltage....and that basically all accessories seem to be working at half strength....for about 10 seconds or so, and then everything returns to normal....
i also noticed that cold starts seem to take longer crank times than warmish or normal operating temp starts....but that could just be the Canadian winter factor
while this is happening the volt gauge reads on average in the 9 or so volt range....but when everything runs normal again it's right back in the 12-14 range....
just looking for comments or ideas from anyone else who's had this happen before....and to be honest i really am hoping it's just a bad ground or something....
i have a parts jeep, so i have a known good alternator provided it's the same (or better) alt in 94 as it is in the 92, just dont have a spare battery or any real electrical diagnostic experience, so i'm kind of in the scratching my head part of the diagnosis here