Oatmeal
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Cedar City, UT
Me and a buddy went for a little trail ride (I'm in a 96 XJ, he's in his 84 Bronco) out in the Anza Borrego desert today, was warm so ran the ac all day (nice to have cold, working ac)
On the way back to pavement, stopped and aired up, drove into town and and stopped for lunch.
Afterwards on the way home, I noticed the ac fan seemed to be running kind of slow(?) then, not cold....figure shit, ac quit then, all of a sudden tach starts spazzing out then, quits followed by the speedo!
I then notice voltage gauge registers dead......WTF? So, I pull over, shut it off, check battery connections, try to start and it's almost dead, jump start and get as far up the highway as I can before fuel pump kills the battery, which it did......I should also mention had no brake lights or turn signals as well.
While waiting for the tow truck, we start checking and pulling fuses, jump start again (love those lithium ion jump starters) and it runs rough (apparently the battery recovered enough to run the pump and ignition.....barely) but, now turn signals and brake lights are on board again but, still no instruments and still not charging (charge light never came on???)
Got it home on a flat bed (AAA is best money I ever spent) pulled the battery and put it on the charger.....it's 9:30 pm by this time.
That's where I am now.....thoughts, experiences, insight?
Hans
On the way back to pavement, stopped and aired up, drove into town and and stopped for lunch.
Afterwards on the way home, I noticed the ac fan seemed to be running kind of slow(?) then, not cold....figure shit, ac quit then, all of a sudden tach starts spazzing out then, quits followed by the speedo!
I then notice voltage gauge registers dead......WTF? So, I pull over, shut it off, check battery connections, try to start and it's almost dead, jump start and get as far up the highway as I can before fuel pump kills the battery, which it did......I should also mention had no brake lights or turn signals as well.
While waiting for the tow truck, we start checking and pulling fuses, jump start again (love those lithium ion jump starters) and it runs rough (apparently the battery recovered enough to run the pump and ignition.....barely) but, now turn signals and brake lights are on board again but, still no instruments and still not charging (charge light never came on???)
Got it home on a flat bed (AAA is best money I ever spent) pulled the battery and put it on the charger.....it's 9:30 pm by this time.
That's where I am now.....thoughts, experiences, insight?
Hans