That looks good!
69 Jeepster “rebuild” By A Guy Who Now Knows A Tiny Little Bit!
- Thread starter Fresbone
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I’m getting ready to start my headlight relay conversion. Battery voltage is 11.83 and voltage at the junction block is 10.33, so I am definitely losing a lot through the switch/existing wiring. The battery is about a year old, so I suspect the original alternator is the reason I am only maintaining 11.83V at the battery. I’m going to charge the battery and see what I can get it to and go from there.
The chemical potential of a lead-acid battery is 12.6 volts.
IME when they are fully charged they show a little higher than that, like extra electrons are stuffed in by the charger?
Capacitive loading?
11.83 is too low.
I would clean and reseat all the connections first - bright metal, tight and a little dielectric grease.
Suggest you get a good maintenance charger and leave it on for a few days, like a Battery Minder or Noco (I have both - both work well).
Then test with an electronic tester: Ancel or Topdon should be good
You can also test your alternator with most of these testers.
IME when they are fully charged they show a little higher than that, like extra electrons are stuffed in by the charger?
Capacitive loading?
11.83 is too low.
I would clean and reseat all the connections first - bright metal, tight and a little dielectric grease.
Suggest you get a good maintenance charger and leave it on for a few days, like a Battery Minder or Noco (I have both - both work well).
Then test with an electronic tester: Ancel or Topdon should be good
You can also test your alternator with most of these testers.
I charged the battery and it held at 12.56V
Headlight relays are done. It is noticeably brighter. I could get a little more if I changed to 50W headlights, but I think this should be fine. I have 30 or 35W halogens from NAPA.
Headlight relays are done. It is noticeably brighter. I could get a little more if I changed to 50W headlights, but I think this should be fine. I have 30 or 35W halogens from NAPA.
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What I did to my JEEP today:
Hopefully this is a mistake to be made only once in my life. I lifted the hood last night in order to peek at the wiring while working on my CJ5 and forgot to latch it back. Super unhappy right now.
Hopefully this is a mistake to be made only once in my life. I lifted the hood last night in order to peek at the wiring while working on my CJ5 and forgot to latch it back. Super unhappy right now.
ouch when the 7 did this it smashed the windshield too...
How do I change the “like” to an “unlike”.
I did it twice on my CJ the first couple years I owned it. I think (hope) I learned m lesson.
I found a good body guy to work in it. I’m going to have him fix a rusted through spot on the tailgate at the same time, so I’m back on track. I have been driving it to and from work this week (GMC at the body shop - this one wasn’t my fault!) and it’s nice and cozy with a working heater and carpet.pics to follow.
I patched a damaged area and put in a new weld nut on the front fender where the horn was mounted. The engine compartment is a mess with respect to paint. I believe it is the faded original prairie gold. The exterior was painted over with a lighter color. Therefore it is Just primed for now. If I need to pull the engine, I will tidy up and repaint the engine compartment.
I also installed a stereo in the Jeepster. I used a Ghost Box 3.0 (which is an amplified with Bluetooth) secured under the glove box and a RetroSound R-410N speaker (which is a 4x10 speaker with dual tweeters to make it “stereo”) mounted to a piece of 1/4” MDF to adapt it to fit the original speaker mounting studs. It is run by switched power and automatically connects to my phone. The sound is meh, which I suspect is from the speaker, but I will play around with it and see how it goes. It is a completely clean install with no modifications to the vehicle and no visible components.