On Sun, 8 May 2005 16:07:26 -0400, "JEEPR" >
wrote:

>Well I have diagnosed it down to the air conditioning clutch solenoid being
>engaged all the time. not to sure what would cause it, I pulled the relay in
>the power distribution box and re installed it, now fault has disappeared
>for now.
>As a side bar my new battery dropped to 9 volts and was boiling over in the
>jeep. The out put from alternator is 14 v. Now the garage wants to recharge
>it, I say it was defective because a battery should never loose its voltage,
>but they would not listen to me.

A battery will always lose voltage as it discharges. That's why your
flashlight gets dim as the batteries get used up. It's also normal
for the alternator to charge at around 14 volts when the battery is
discharged. This also depends upon outside temperature. Let the
garage charge the battery.

Dick