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Tiny
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I have a 1999 Jeep Wrangler 4 cyl, standard with 80,000 miles on it. The vehicle has a dead short to ground which is I believe is taking my alternator out. After looking, it's not in any of the fused cuircuts. I checked all the grounds, they look good also. The second alternator is putting out 18.5-19 volts. All the gauges on the dash also drop as I rev up the engine and return to normal when idling. Any ideas?
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Monday, September 17th, 2007 AT 1:41 PM

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Tiny
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Your voltages are too high its over reconditioning the battery its killing it. About the dead short entirely remove all wiring at alternator-dead short diasappears you have a bad alty-
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Monday, September 17th, 2007 AT 2:04 PM

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