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 Electrical?
#833967
09/04/07 11:09 AM
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2001 XJ. Kids were playing in it for about an hour last night, using radio, headlights, etc. Engine not on. When it was turned on next it cranked fine, then died. Cranked again fine, died afer two blocks. Did this two more times. Now seems to be running fine, like it never happened. Alternator? Although I would think if the alt. was going south it would run off the battery till the battery died.
97tj, Shaved Ford 9 rear, 4:10's, New 35x12.5 BFG KM2's to test!, Warn x8000i, ARB's, Quick Disco's, Hand Throttle, & it's my DD. 
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 Re: Electrical?
[Re: DBL_DTY97TJ]
#833968
09/04/07 01:38 PM
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Joined: Sep 2005
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Body Damage is Cool
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Were the kids only playing in the passenger compartment, or did they have access to the engine compartment?
1977 CJ-7, fiberglass body, AMC 360 w/ headers, DUI ignition, Edelbrock intake and Holley 4150 carb, TF999, Dana 300, 4.56 gears lockers, York air comp, 4" susp lift, 2" body lift, BFG 35" M-T tires, Megashifter, AGR pump & box, REP8000 winch.
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Re: Electrical?
[Re: BobRowe]
#833969
09/04/07 01:46 PM
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They were in the passenger compartment. They have no interest in what's under the hood. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
97tj, Shaved Ford 9 rear, 4:10's, New 35x12.5 BFG KM2's to test!, Warn x8000i, ARB's, Quick Disco's, Hand Throttle, & it's my DD.
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 Re: Electrical?
[Re: DBL_DTY97TJ]
#833970
09/17/07 04:22 PM
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bump. It's doing it again...this time when the radio had been left on for maybe 10-15 min. with the engine off. That shouldn't have taken much juice...then it cranked fine and died, cranked again, drove a bit, and died, then again and stayed running. I really don't get it. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
97tj, Shaved Ford 9 rear, 4:10's, New 35x12.5 BFG KM2's to test!, Warn x8000i, ARB's, Quick Disco's, Hand Throttle, & it's my DD.
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Re: Electrical?
[Re: DBL_DTY97TJ]
#833971
09/17/07 04:34 PM
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Joined: Oct 2006
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Body Damage is Cool
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Dang gremlins!!
Sounds like maybe a loose connection somewhere. Have you checked your wiring at all? Not sure which wires should be checked, but thats what the prob sounds like to me.
Gun it and run it!
1981 CJ5,258,T-176,D300,AMC 20,Dana 30,Trxus M/T 31x10.50, Rancho 5000's, GroundPounderFab front bumper, polyethylene gas tank, aluminum dash, AutoMeter gauges
What this country needs is unemployed politicians.
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Re: Electrical?
[Re: Brown81CJ5]
#833972
09/17/07 06:11 PM
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Everything obvious looked pretty good. It's the timimg of the thing that get's me...then restarts fine and after a few restarts runs great.
97tj, Shaved Ford 9 rear, 4:10's, New 35x12.5 BFG KM2's to test!, Warn x8000i, ARB's, Quick Disco's, Hand Throttle, & it's my DD.
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Re: Electrical?
[Re: DBL_DTY97TJ]
#833973
09/18/07 03:21 AM
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Joined: May 2007
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what about the key being on and the electric fuel pump running and perhaps due to moving no fuel getting hot?
If it ain't a Jeep why would you drive it??????
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Re: Electrical?
[Re: Jeepdoc4x4]
#833974
09/18/07 02:51 PM
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Joined: Feb 2000
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Have you checked the battery??
I have seen some real strange problems cured by replacing the battery......
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Re: Electrical?
[Re: 4x4Wire]
#833975
09/18/07 10:33 PM
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Actually I haven't. Cleaned contacts - not that they needed it. But the battery had enough juice to crank it with no problem even when it kept dying after starting and running. Maybe I'll have the GF run it by Autozone tomorrow. I've seen dying bats have strange effects too...
97tj, Shaved Ford 9 rear, 4:10's, New 35x12.5 BFG KM2's to test!, Warn x8000i, ARB's, Quick Disco's, Hand Throttle, & it's my DD.
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Re: Electrical?
[Re: 4x4Wire]
#833976
09/19/07 07:15 PM
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Alternator....going....going....gone. A couple of Ben Franklins to follow... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
97tj, Shaved Ford 9 rear, 4:10's, New 35x12.5 BFG KM2's to test!, Warn x8000i, ARB's, Quick Disco's, Hand Throttle, & it's my DD.
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