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So today I replaced all my negative wires with 2ga wire to clean things up a bit and I needed new battery terminals and all that. I am making all the wires and connections myself as opposed to buying the kit since I have most of everything anyway. I am now doing the positive wires now and I ran...

The alternator gauge on my '98 showed no charge, the radio shut off, and I limped the Jeep to a safe spot. Earlier in the day I was having problems turning the ignition like the steering wheel was locked. Once it died I got a jump and it started but as soon as they took the cables off it died...