Hello Jeep Fans, I'm back and hunting Mr. Sparky.
Having been out of country for the past few months I was finally able to start the trouble shooting procedures as provided by G. Hayduke. Here's what I found and where I"m currently at in the troubleshooting process.
(A ton of information maybe confusing JEEPCJTJ)
Having done my best to highlight my troubleshooting process does anyone have any other recommendation for this new discover of the short to ground when I turn the ignition switch to the start position?
Thanks everyone for your help.
I want to get you some help here, even if it's not from me but either I'm not reading what posted correctly or you're not using the correct words.
Every short I've ever seen came with sparks. Shorts are bad and must NEVER happen because in short order they will cause a fire. (Short order, get it?) I also don't know what you have that makes a tone but if it's anything like a test light it's not finding a short.
I'm not saying that your alternator wasn't shorted, maybe it was but a voltage difference between any positive (even the positive side of the main fuse box) and any ground is how electricity works . Maybe the place you took the alternator to just wanted to make a sale, who knows?
Result of troubleshooting yesterday, 03-15-2020.
Back to turning the ignition switch from accessory to start I get a short from power plate of fuse box to ground, in this case my terminal clap is attached at the brake line. I can pull the 20 amp fuse from the fuse box and the short goes away, I have broken the circuit.
While looking for a possible bad wire I found I also get a short, or tone on my meter, when I pull my turn signal handle to the aft position as to turn on my bright lights. I can eliminate this tone by removing the 40 amp fuse that powers all the lights.
So, with both fuse installed in my fuse box I'm getting a short indication from my power plate of the fuse box to ground. I can disconnect the wire connector at the turn signal switch and ignition switch and identify the wire giving my the short tone. However, I have not been able to identify any place along the wire harness where the wires might be making direct contact with metal, the wire seem to be insulated.
Where do I go from here?
I think there is an "m" missing from the terminal clap. Misspelling terminal clamp ain't a big deal but I don't know what it is, why it's attached at the brake line or who put it there.
At this point I will say is that most of the "shorts" you've mentioned probably haven't caused those red hot brake lines.