yer_muther
Junior Member
Background: I bought the truck super cheap because it had sat a few years and wasn't running. I put an alternator on it (wrong one 90A) and it wouldn't run. A new ground to the fuel pump fixed that up.
I took it for a spin today and when I was checking out systems I tried to turn the wipers on and the truck stopped charging. The wipers didn't work either.
I'm at a loss as to what to look at. I threw the charger on the battery and it showed only 8 volts after I messed around a bit. I imagine the battery which was from my old jeep has died but why would trying the wipers make it stop charging?
Since I had one bad ground what others can I check? I already cleaned up the one on the motor and the end at the fuse panel under the hood.
I love this rust bucket already but I hate chasing electrical gremlins. Any help would be fantastic!
I took it for a spin today and when I was checking out systems I tried to turn the wipers on and the truck stopped charging. The wipers didn't work either.
I'm at a loss as to what to look at. I threw the charger on the battery and it showed only 8 volts after I messed around a bit. I imagine the battery which was from my old jeep has died but why would trying the wipers make it stop charging?
Since I had one bad ground what others can I check? I already cleaned up the one on the motor and the end at the fuse panel under the hood.
I love this rust bucket already but I hate chasing electrical gremlins. Any help would be fantastic!