I went for an afternoon ride on easy trails near the house yesterday after work. On the way back to pavement, the radio would blink off and then back on. It did this three times and then the instrument panel went dead briefly. I bumped the panel with my hand and the panel came back to life.
About 100 yards later the gas needle started vibrating all over the place and immediately afterward the engine went dead. No electrical power in the Jeep at all. I was still rolling downhill so I popped the clutch to try to get a restart. The engine turned and acted like it wanted to run, but would not come back to life.
When I stopped, there was no electrical life in the Jeep at all. The battery was stone dead. I checked all the fuses and found all of them to be in good shape.
I called to get a ride and went to get a new battery. When we pulled the old battery out, it was very hot to the touch. Instead of putting the new battery in, we connected it with jumper cables so that we could disconnect in a hurry if needed. Good thing too. The engine tried to turn over, but immediately went dead electrically.
We pulled the cables off quickly, but even so, the cables were hot to the touch in just a few seconds of use.
I don't know much about the electrial system of a Jeep. I'm guessing that I have a seriously bad short to a ground somewhere.
Any advice???
About 100 yards later the gas needle started vibrating all over the place and immediately afterward the engine went dead. No electrical power in the Jeep at all. I was still rolling downhill so I popped the clutch to try to get a restart. The engine turned and acted like it wanted to run, but would not come back to life.
When I stopped, there was no electrical life in the Jeep at all. The battery was stone dead. I checked all the fuses and found all of them to be in good shape.
I called to get a ride and went to get a new battery. When we pulled the old battery out, it was very hot to the touch. Instead of putting the new battery in, we connected it with jumper cables so that we could disconnect in a hurry if needed. Good thing too. The engine tried to turn over, but immediately went dead electrically.
We pulled the cables off quickly, but even so, the cables were hot to the touch in just a few seconds of use.
I don't know much about the electrial system of a Jeep. I'm guessing that I have a seriously bad short to a ground somewhere.
Any advice???
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