Jeep not happy - electrical now
BillyB
Jeeper
So my junk hasn't run since Christmas time. Over the prior few months - was running rough - especially going uphill.
Around Christmas - it would crank, but never turn over. Started with the spark side - decided to replace distributor cap, rotor, and wires. One wire was completely shot, so in theory - this is good. Old wires - ~3.5 kOhms. New wires ~0.5 kOhms.
After that change - still would crank, but not turn over. Aha - fuel pump likely cause as some starter fluid would get to want to run (plus the running rough uphills for a while, etc.). Swapped out the fuel pump.
Tried to crank it once, twice, on the third shot - electrical system completely died. I'm thinking I smoked a fuse somewhere. Getting ready to start pulling them to check. BTW - battery still showing 12.5V (and had it tested as part of this exercise).
Any ideas on where to look next? Are my new wires to low on the resistance? 3.5kOhms to 0.5kOhms seems like a big jump.
Thanks! Todd
Around Christmas - it would crank, but never turn over. Started with the spark side - decided to replace distributor cap, rotor, and wires. One wire was completely shot, so in theory - this is good. Old wires - ~3.5 kOhms. New wires ~0.5 kOhms.
After that change - still would crank, but not turn over. Aha - fuel pump likely cause as some starter fluid would get to want to run (plus the running rough uphills for a while, etc.). Swapped out the fuel pump.
Tried to crank it once, twice, on the third shot - electrical system completely died. I'm thinking I smoked a fuse somewhere. Getting ready to start pulling them to check. BTW - battery still showing 12.5V (and had it tested as part of this exercise).
Any ideas on where to look next? Are my new wires to low on the resistance? 3.5kOhms to 0.5kOhms seems like a big jump.
Thanks! Todd