Last night, jumped in The Crossbreed, and headed for the gun shop. Got a couple miles out of town, and noticed the headlights were dim. Beat feet back to the house, and grabbed the XJ.
This morning, it started right up, even though I forgot to plug it in. The voltmeter seemed to be a little sluggish, also. Got to work, took care of some things, and headed out, with the DVOM.
Started right up, again. Voltmeter dead as a hammer. 14.55 volts at the battery. Funny, now the voltmeter is reading just shy of 13, which is about normal. Still 14.55vdc@battery.
Pusher fans weren't running, after work, just the small puller. Checked the fuseholder, and found a very crispy piece of 14 gauge wire. Cleaned the fuseholder, and installed a new fuse. Fans working again.
I'm guessing that I've got a intermittent body ground issue, but haven't had time to dig deeper. Any suggestions?
BTW, picked up a case of Estate 12 gauge #8's, for $3.50 a box. Anybody up for some bluerock?
This morning, it started right up, even though I forgot to plug it in. The voltmeter seemed to be a little sluggish, also. Got to work, took care of some things, and headed out, with the DVOM.
Started right up, again. Voltmeter dead as a hammer. 14.55 volts at the battery. Funny, now the voltmeter is reading just shy of 13, which is about normal. Still 14.55vdc@battery.
Pusher fans weren't running, after work, just the small puller. Checked the fuseholder, and found a very crispy piece of 14 gauge wire. Cleaned the fuseholder, and installed a new fuse. Fans working again.
I'm guessing that I've got a intermittent body ground issue, but haven't had time to dig deeper. Any suggestions?
BTW, picked up a case of Estate 12 gauge #8's, for $3.50 a box. Anybody up for some bluerock?