hubs97xj
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Fort Wayne, IN
Just ran an errand in the Jeep, and saw my check gauge light on, and saw that my alternator was sitting on 9. Drove 5 minutes, came home, turned it off, then restarted. Needle jumps back up to ~14, no warning light.
Now, it's been pouring rain here most of the night, and I've had this happen before, after crossing a flooded intersection- water up to the floorboard, plowed into it doing 30. Needle dropped, light came on. Same deal then (2 or 3 years ago)- drive it home, wait a bit, restart, no problems.
I'm curious- do the alternators have some sort of integrated short protection, or is mine probably dying? Is there something related to the voltmeter/ckt that might short and show no charge, without the alternator failing? What are some likely causes here?
Newer belt and battery, spec'ed tension, no other issues that I'm aware of. Got to make a 3 hour trip this afternoon, and getting stranded on the road is obviously something I want to avoid. I'll probably hit the local auto electric shop and have them look it over to be safe, but I thought I'd ask here as well.
Now, it's been pouring rain here most of the night, and I've had this happen before, after crossing a flooded intersection- water up to the floorboard, plowed into it doing 30. Needle dropped, light came on. Same deal then (2 or 3 years ago)- drive it home, wait a bit, restart, no problems.
I'm curious- do the alternators have some sort of integrated short protection, or is mine probably dying? Is there something related to the voltmeter/ckt that might short and show no charge, without the alternator failing? What are some likely causes here?
Newer belt and battery, spec'ed tension, no other issues that I'm aware of. Got to make a 3 hour trip this afternoon, and getting stranded on the road is obviously something I want to avoid. I'll probably hit the local auto electric shop and have them look it over to be safe, but I thought I'd ask here as well.