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Dec 4, 2010 | 09:20 PM

jeepboy1990

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From: Lindenhurst

Year: 2000

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

alternator problem ahhhh help

i think my alternator is shot will i possibly need a new battery

Dec 4, 2010 | 09:29 PM

dukie564

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From: Aberdeen, MD

Year: 1995

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0L HO I-6, 703 Injectors, Brown Dog Super Engine Mounts

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i think my alternator is shot will i possibly need a new battery

possibly...how long have you been running it with a bad alternator? if the battery becomes too discharged, or repeatedly charged and discharged more than normal, it might be unable to hold a charge any longer.

Best way to know is to get it load tested at your local auto parts store. They'll test both the alternator and the battery

Dec 4, 2010 | 09:30 PM

jeepboy1990

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From: Lindenhurst

Year: 2000

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it only happend today wheelin

Dec 4, 2010 | 09:31 PM

jeepride

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From: West Virginia

Year: 98

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You can have them both tested at just about any auto parts store. Your battery should charged up some before being tested for best results.

Dec 4, 2010 | 09:32 PM

freegdr

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From: Broward County Fl.

Year: 1989 xj sport 2dr

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 12 hole bosch Injectors

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get it tested tomorrow

Dec 4, 2010 | 09:50 PM

dukie564

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From: Aberdeen, MD

Year: 1995

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0L HO I-6, 703 Injectors, Brown Dog Super Engine Mounts

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Originally Posted by jeepboy1990

it only happend today wheelin

hey you too!?!?!?

That makes two of us...damn the man at jeep that decided to put a critical electrical system component on the BOTTOM of an off-road vehicle.

Last edited by dukie564; Dec 4, 2010 at 10:25 PM.

Dec 4, 2010 | 10:34 PM

trans_am7935

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From: Glen Burnie, MD

Year: 1994

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 H.O. K&N, Borla headers, custom down pipe, magnaflow hi-flo cat, flowmaster to turn down tip

guess it is time for an upgrade...get the Grand Cherokee V8 Alternator....136 amps. i love mine!

alternator problem ahhhh help

alternator problem ahhhh help

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