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Old Feb 14, 2009 | 01:15 PM
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i have a new alternator and all and my jeep still isnt chargein its a 88 xj 4.0 wat else could it be
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Old Feb 14, 2009 | 01:27 PM
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Check out the battery cables. Start at the battery and inspect them both all the way through to the other ends looking for crack, burns, melted insulation, grimey connections.
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hook it up to the old vat45 and run some tests
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Old Feb 14, 2009 | 04:13 PM
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ive already put all new 4ga wires on it all i have left is the alternator one wat is a vat 45
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it checks your charging system
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where can i get that done at
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depending on the garage i think most should have them.. my shop has a couple of them
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i tihink i have one does snap on make them
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im sure they make a version of it .. there are different versions im just familiar with the vat 45
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yea mine test if the batt can hold a charge and when u start the truck it shows if its chargein but thats all it like a volt meter
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well with the one we have it can test alot of different things it has a little screen with a menu and stuff to do various tests
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was your battery holding a charge and charging the way it supposed to ?
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its holding a charge but it just stays at 12 volts maybe a little over when it runin do u kno which relay is the one for the system
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no i dont .. do you have a chiltons manual or something like it .. it would say in there
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no i dont
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