Dead KJ for now

CaKJFreedom · **Posted:** Sat Jan 19, 2008 1:00 pm

Thanks guys! Yeah Ed, at least mine happened in front of the house. I'm going to use the search function :shock:

to find out the correct red top Optima and I should be good to go.

Squintz Palladoris · **Posted:** Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:48 pm

Not that I think its an alternator problem here is a tip for checking the alternator.

Have someone sit in the truck with the ignition off. Use a crescent wrench or any steel object. Hold it next to the shaft of the alternator. Have your helper turn the key on. If the Alt is working it will magnetize and the steel will stick to the shaft.
The battery needs to be charged to do this of course;)

Brad

tommudd · **Posted:** Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:15 pm

I keep thinking I need to just go ahead and replace mine..96000 and still going ....but for how long??? :wink:

Guest · **Posted:** Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:14 am

i got 101 and some change on mine tom, and it's older than yours...I say run it till it's broke:P

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:59 am

ThunderbirdJunkie wrote:

i got 101 and some change on mine tom, and it's older than yours...I say run it till it's broke:P

Thats why I have belts/hoses etc in the garage, I buy them on sale or when I find some change in the couch, and then when it breaks I get to fix whats broken :wink:

But yep with the battery run it for a while!

RAYMAN975 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:18 pm

that happened to me, my battery was perfectly fine, and when my engine died, after the dealer put the new engine in, they couldnt even start it because my battery was dead and wouldnt charge. so they had to put a new battery in it so they could start my new engine for the first time

mi1bql · **Posted:** Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:58 pm

Had a tad over 140,000 kms when I replaced the origional battery last month. Battery was still doing its job but had a crack in the top I guess from the recent cold weather...

spencevans · **Posted:** Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:59 pm

Hey Nanette, I have this little toy KJ and it looks just like yours. Recently I have been sticking the battery with pins. I'll try to refrain from doing this in the future.

No not really, but this seems like a good excuse to upgrade to a red top. Optima's are great batteries.

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:59 pm

CaKJFreedom wrote:

Thanks guys! Yeah Ed, at least mine happened in front of the house. I'm going to use the search function :shock:

to find out the correct red top Optima and I should be good to go.

Then your Jeep will be ready for Moab, especially if you pull your Travel Trailer!

CaKJFreedom · **Posted:** Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:52 pm

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Hey Nanette, I have this little toy KJ and it looks just like yours. Recently I have been sticking the battery with pins. I'll try to refrain from doing this in the future.

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Thats why I have belts/hoses etc in the garage, I buy them on sale or when I find some change in the couch, and then when it breaks I get to fix whats broken

I did that with my Fairlane. Don't have the car anymore but I've got a small pile of parts in the garage!

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Then your Jeep will be ready for Moab, especially if you pull your Travel Trailer!

Mmmmm, Moab........don't think it's in the cards this year. Then again I should really give the new battery a good run to make sure it's ok...

Thanks for all the help guys!

grumppee · **Posted:** Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:16 pm

I have 207,000Khms on the stock battery.

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:23 pm

grumppee wrote:

I have 207,000Khms on the stock battery.

You must have the optima battery

grumppee · **Posted:** Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:42 pm

dieselenthusiast wrote:

grumppee wrote:

I have 207,000Khms on the stock battery.

You must have the optima battery

Nope, it's an '02.

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