Chris's '91 Cherokee Build

chrispl57 · Aug 26, 2015

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This is the bolt that is being a pain the other 2 on the other side are being obnoxiously annoying as-well.

rcguymike · Aug 26, 2015

I've seen sparks with my sawzall. But a well oiled drill bit shouldn't spark. But that bolt doesn't look to be at a nice angle.

chrispl57 · Aug 27, 2015

Its not but if I play around with the mount that sticks out of the end of the frame rail I can get it to stick out more and sit flatter

aroundincircles · Aug 27, 2015

all I can say is I'm glad its not just me enjoying these adventures!

I would drill it out, drilling won't cause any sparks, make sure you're outside, and point a fan at it. a fan will make sure that the gas fumes cannot accumulate. you can drill it at a bit of an angle.

chrispl57 · Aug 27, 2015

Hacksaw is working but its a workout lol. Cut about halfway though and then took a breaker bar and it snapped off. Cut one out so far got 2 left.

chrispl57 · Sep 7, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2J6fsLuPg4

Soooo. Yea Battery keeps dying for different reasons. Lately I've had to jump it every time I go to use it.

This video was taken with the jumpers on voltage sits at 14 all gauges work. After it cranks like that I have to re disengage the security system between starts.

I first got it started today it started on its own with no key in right when I hooked up the jumpers even with the alarm going off. It was doing this a few days ago as well..

Thinking first and foremost the battery is shot just wanted to make sure before I buy a new one. What group size should I get?

cficapi · Sep 9, 2015

So my name is Chris and I have a built 91 xj as well! Have to post some picks when I get to my pc! That stupid group 51 battery goes every 2 years in AZ. I've got xj buddies that run group 34 batteries if you search a bit on the xj forums

cficapi · Sep 9, 2015

Here is one of my 91 xj from my phone. Keep wrenching!

chrispl57 · Sep 9, 2015

Yea im pretty sure it'd the battery because I've killed it 10+ times since I bought it, and the po did aswell somthing with the NSS he said. Gonna clean that on Friday.

I ordered new cables because those need to go the corrosion on them is horrible and picked up a starter too since it's most likely on it's way out due to the length it had the valve cover leak.

On standby with work this weekend so I can't go anywhere.... Perfect time to do all of this.

aroundincircles · Sep 9, 2015

awesome. Have you started a list of things you've done and things you want/need to do? The list gets pretty long as you start to build it, BUT its so satisfying to cross stuff off of it.

chrispl57 · Sep 9, 2015

I should every day I work on the thing the list grows more then it shrinks. I knew the eletrical work needed to be done just didn't expect it to be so sudden.

I might work on the list now slow 13 hour shift.

Also joined a club recently and they are super helpful when it comes to helping you do harder reipairs. So I should be getting some of the harder joba done on the coming months. Found a few real bad rust spots in the floor/wheel wells that gotta be fixed at some point they where pretty hidden. Was not expecting it due to the little rust on the frame rails.

chrispl57 · Sep 26, 2015

Sooo have not updated on a while

Got new tires and rims also put in a new battery, cables and starter. Jeep starts up perfectly now however the battery won't charge now... What cable runs from the batteryvro the alt I wanna see if it's connected right because that may be my issue.

chrispl57 · Sep 26, 2015

aroundincircles · Sep 27, 2015

Looks really good! check your grounds, all of them over the engine, there are like 4 or 5 total. they tend to corrode.

chrispl57 · Sep 27, 2015

I've checked and cleaned 3 grounds and cleaned then so far, the one on the engine block, the body mount and the one on the firewall. Gotta find the rest.

aroundincircles · Sep 27, 2015

I was reading about adding a ground to just above the radiator. that it would help improve headlight performance as well as improving overall grounding of the system.

Earthworm51 · Sep 27, 2015

chrispl57 said:
Sooo have not updated on a while

Got new tires and rims also put in a new battery, cables and starter. Jeep starts up perfectly now however the battery won't charge now... What cable runs from the batteryvro the alt I wanna see if it's connected right because that may be my issue.

You can run an extra wire from alternator to the battery positive, two wires better than one. I run two wires on my Jeep Comanche high output alternator.

aroundincircles · Sep 27, 2015

Earthworm51 said:
You can run an extra wire from alternator to the battery positive, two wires better than one. I run two wires on my Jeep Comanche high output alternator.

which alt do you use/ it seems like mine might not be powerful enough..

chrispl57 · Sep 27, 2015

I added that ground to the bracket about the radiator a while ago worked well before I did all the new battery wires.

When I tested the alt I kept getting diffrent numbers it was jumping around every second between 12 and 19 and At times it said 1-.--.

Battery reads 9 atm with engine running and no jumpers but the voltage is running downward real fast.

I too think it's a wiring issue seeing I put in New ones I could of screwed up somewhere. I am just having difficulty finding where the wires run from the alt to the battery.

also I have no power to my wipers or radio..

http://m.imgur.com/mAI2gmq

Could this be a cause of any of it? New connector only had 1 post i have power though the top bolt as well though.

Earthworm51 · Sep 27, 2015

aroundincircles said:
which alt do you use/ it seems like mine might not be powerful enough..

I can't remember, bought it from a shop them makes custom high amp alternators. It's been on the jeep for years.

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