well i think im chasing an electrical mess.. heres whats going on. about 6 months ago i went off roading at flat river MO. for the 5th time. lots of sand, lots of mud and deep water... yeah i know right.. well i never drove though anything real crazy. i like to keep the tracker nice. so anyway the last trip i had an alternator failure.. sucked bad. ended up driving as far as she would go till the battery complely died, pushed it to a walmart, swaped the battery out for their best one (warranty i just paid up charge for the 75max) worked perfectly, then i drove to advance auto and replaced the alt in the parking lot, then still had over an hr drive home.. was a mess.. anyway now since then i get a slow start after short trips. for example, start the car for 5 mins, shut off then 1 min later try to start again. it cranks slow, to slow to fire it up. let it sit 20 mins and it cranks super fast and normal, fires right up. i can replicate it every time., so ok starter went out too? even tho its only 5 months old.. so i swap it out a few weeks ago.. no change. still crappy. what i have found out tho. while its acting up cranking slow, if i let out the clutch really fast in gear while cranking (has a working safety clutch switch thingy) when i do that the clutch grabs while the engine is still turning for a split second before the safety switch cuts the starter, then press the clutch back down, it cranks super fast now. i can replicate that every time too.. but when i do that. the engine will not start. even tho the starter is cranking at full speed. if i hold the throttle to the floor it will eventually start with a sputter... maybe the slow cranking is flooding it? but thats not the concern atm. so then another thing to add, may or may not be related. the wipers have NO torque even if there is a light snow dusting on the glass they dont have the power to push through.. in a normal rain they work ok. but a heavy spit wad will slow them to a drag. i first noticed this driving off road where i would have muddy water splashing on the windshield.. is the motor shot? or not getting enough electricity like i suspect whats happening with the starter? any help much thanked!!
-90 geo tracker 2dr 5spd 4x4 103k miles
-90 geo tracker 2dr 5spd 4x4 103k miles
i know this is an odd issue.. i fix 99.9% of the issues before bringing it here. it has to be really phked up to come here 
