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1997 Jeep Wrangler BATTERY GAUGE

Tiny
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  • 1997 JEEP WRANGLER
  • 4 CYL
  • 4WD
  • MANUAL
  • 60,000 MILES
Hi everyone, this is my first post on these forums:

I am driving and suddenly the battery gauge goes all the way to the right (to 19) and a red light comes on saying to check my gauges. However the car keeps on driving noramlly. If I turn the engine off it won't turn on again, it is totally dead (as if it didn't have a battery, none of the lights come on). Suddenly everything is back to normal and I can start the engine again, although if I let the RPM to go below 1000 the engine tries to quit. After driving for a while the jeep runs totally normal until the whole thing happens again (so far it has happened twice within one week).

Any help?

Thank you,
Raul.
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Saturday, March 29th, 2008 AT 4:44 PM

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Tiny
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Clean and tighten the battery cable terminals
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Saturday, March 29th, 2008 AT 11:57 PM
Tiny
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Thanks! I'll try that.

Raul.
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008 AT 7:46 AM
Tiny
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I checked the battery terminals and cables. They are clean from the last time I replaced the battery (about 5 months ago).
They are also tight.

What else could it be?

Raul.
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Monday, March 31st, 2008 AT 7:09 AM
Tiny
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Then you need to check the charging system
check the alternator
check for a loose wire
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Monday, March 31st, 2008 AT 5:07 PM

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