1986 Jeep Comanche

1986 JEEP COMANCHE
279,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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MANWOOD
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just got new clutch installed,slave and master,..the works..get car back..battery light is on. clutch guy sez doors been open proably the battery needs to charge up..car drives fine for tue wed thurs then Friday..coming home from work..off ramp..slight incline..stop for oncoming traffic..let clutch out..rpms up..begins to sputter lights dim..barely moving now..kinda chokin out..but because of power lights almost off...annnnnd stall...restart..rev..hazards blink when revving engine..which runs just beautifully..change oil every 4000 km...let clutch out slowly..and runs..sputters..jerks along..trying not to get killed...lights dimming hazards not blinking...jerk jerk sputter and die..repeat. Installed new battery..NAPA remanufactured alternator..and new belt..battery light comes on now when key is turned to on position..that didn't happen before new battery and alt..and also.a click and humm which lasts maybe 3 seconds and dies like a buzzer ...which didnt happen before..fires up fine..but same symptoms present when test driven..any ideas...4 cyl. no air cond no power steering just an alternator and engine on that belt..very bare bones..Comanche X to be exact..thanks for reading
Feb 8, 2010 at 6:37 PM
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HMAC300
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try cleaning the ground on the battery to body/engine bat/engine body/ an dunder dash if you can findit. It may not be getting proper ground causing this.
Mar 21, 2010 at 5:57 PM