Recent content by skindoggy2000

Just an update -- I spent the weekend messing around with stuff, and trying to figure out what the hell I was doing (thanks for all the advice!) but when the battery was boiling I decided to bite the bullet and take it back to the mechanic. They replaced the whole alternator and...

Okay, here's what it is doing. Since I changed the battery/alternator, the voltmeter was REALLY constantly just above 13. No waver. Then, just suddenly yesterday, it shot up again to the top of the guage. I was on a highway, and BANG. there it went. Along side of that, the temp guage is...

Is it okay if I just keep asking stupid questions periodically? Hope so. Anyhoo. While I'm still dealing with my sticking rear window, I've had a problem with my electric gauge red lining at the top end. This happened once before, on a trip. But the next day I had my battery/alternator...

It seems weird to me, though -- the motor SEEMS to run fine. For two inches, it is just as strong as it always was. But then it stops -- and stops on a dime, not like the motor is tired or weary or anything like that. Further, the right side of the window (as seen from outside the truck)...

Hey guys -- I'm a newbie here, so apologies if I sound stupid.... I am driving a 1989 Grand Wagoneer that I love endlessly. Just yesterday the rear window stopped working -- it will roll down about 2 inches, and then it stops totally. I don't hear any motor whine or grind or anything like...