JJS
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Western Michigan, USA
Hi, folks- I'd appreciate any advice.
1998 XJ 4.0. I posted on here a few Sundays ago when I had just returned from a 2 hour drive and there was a burned smell in my interior and the brake lights were stuck "on". I figured the smell was from my cat. converter which was rattling, so I replaced the cat, within a couple of days.
To eliminate the chance of a fire in the garage, I disconnected the cable to the positive terminal. A couple hours later, after reading some helpful posts here, I re-connected the battery cable, and the light issue had cured itself. (Some had suggested a failed relay may have been the elec. problem & I figured that it may have re-set when the power was interrupted.)
This morning as I was planning to leave for work, the battery was run-down, and the same foul smell was in the interior (not under the hood or outside the car) - like something electrical had burned. Since I am not great at troubleshooting electrical gremlins, I had it towed to a local mechanic's, who said that he alternator tested a wee bit weak, but otherwise everything checked OK. There's no power drain, and with the battery re-charged, it runs great. He's going to keep it overnight and re-check it in the AM, but can anyone offer any suggestions?
Thanks. Jim
Michigan
1998 XJ 4.0. I posted on here a few Sundays ago when I had just returned from a 2 hour drive and there was a burned smell in my interior and the brake lights were stuck "on". I figured the smell was from my cat. converter which was rattling, so I replaced the cat, within a couple of days.
To eliminate the chance of a fire in the garage, I disconnected the cable to the positive terminal. A couple hours later, after reading some helpful posts here, I re-connected the battery cable, and the light issue had cured itself. (Some had suggested a failed relay may have been the elec. problem & I figured that it may have re-set when the power was interrupted.)
This morning as I was planning to leave for work, the battery was run-down, and the same foul smell was in the interior (not under the hood or outside the car) - like something electrical had burned. Since I am not great at troubleshooting electrical gremlins, I had it towed to a local mechanic's, who said that he alternator tested a wee bit weak, but otherwise everything checked OK. There's no power drain, and with the battery re-charged, it runs great. He's going to keep it overnight and re-check it in the AM, but can anyone offer any suggestions?
Thanks. Jim
Michigan