1948 CJ2a "Hefty Horse"

Last night I took my jeep into work, all well and good. After I got in the forecast had changed from no rain to heavy rain... Great. So I walk out put the bikini top up and walk back to work. It's weathered a few good rain storms without the top for sure.

 I head out at midnight to spend Easter with the family and I stop for gas before I get home and this is where the issue started. Step on the starter, key on, and I get maybe a half turn and then nothing. My fuel gauge zeroes put every time I step on the starter button. My thought is maybe some water got into it some how. I don't dwell on it much, grab the crank and start it up and start heading home. All the while my headlights while dim compared to modern cars seem unnaturally dimmer. 3ish miles from home the engine starts spitting on every cylinder and losing power. I kill the lights and the engine has restored power and I putz on home, in total darkness, not the best thing in the world but at least it was back roads and I could go slow.

Getting into the garage I hook the battery up to the charger and it is showing only half capacity. I'm thinking my alternator failed me at some point and the battery did the heavy lifting getting me home, but I think it was at wits end just as I was getting home. They are both new, battery and alternator, thhe battery is only a few months old. I'll look into it more later. Gotta get some kip and family time.