Kindafearless
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If it was dirty, than shooting some water in might not be the worst idea. Since it’s clean, probably won’t help. It is an electrical device and heated water isn’t a favorite for copper.@Kindafearless and @GoVR46 thanks. I'll do exactly that today.
So the alternator is clean on the outside, and it looks clean through the vents. However, I'm not so sure how well it's doing on the inside. I was thinking of running steam from my steam machine into some of the open vents. What do you guys think?
I’d start by testing it before you try cleaning with steam.
Also check fuses and the wires. Make sure all the connections are good. Wires and fuses are always my first check for electrical stuff. The electric system isn’t super scary once you get familiar with it. Sure they are computers and stuff, but it’s all pretty logically laid out and there isn’t much mystery once you plug it into a scanner.
Bouncing the Jeep around might have worked something loose. Though the symptoms you are describing sound pure alternator/charging system related to me so far.
This is coming from someone who has messed with most of the wires under the hood I also replaced the Mopar battery connector recently because it kept working itself loose on the Odyssey batteries I’m using.
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