What the @$## is it?

I ran into a problem with my 97 Jeep Wrangler this morning and appreciate any input on this. My battery gage went off scale high and the "check gage" light came on. I pulled over to the side of the road and shut off the ignition. When I turned the ignition back on to check if the gagewas still reading high, everything was completely dead. I could'nt even get my emergency flashers to work. After about 5 minutes, I got my interior lights and flashers , but my clockhad to be reset. I took my kids to school and on the way back ,it went off scale high again. What could be the problem(s). Alternator, voltage regulator. How do I isolate the problem.

Thanks, Doug

Sounds exactly like when my JGC alternator fried. All the gauges went crazy and I shut it off after that it wouldn't fire, the battery was totally drained. After 20 minutes that battery had bearly enough juice to turn the engine over. I just replaced the alt. and it's been fine ever since. I'd take off your alt. and have it tested at autozone or pepboys

yup thats it, that would have been my gess as well