Recent content by atlasmac

So I figured out the issue—rookie mistake. I had initially spliced the new plug on and wrapped it with electrical tape. I talked to a mechanic on the phone and he said that electrical tape often traps moisture. He recommended that I go back in a solder everything that I spliced on and use heat...

Sorry, I was calling the positive battery to alternator wire the ground cable. It's aftermarket. I was going to have to wait for OEM. I called a couple of shops this morning, and everyone worth anything is booked until October. They said that the symptoms sound like I got unlucky with a crappy...

Hi. New Member here from Missoula, Montana. I have a 2001 100 series land cruiser. The other day I changed out my alternator. I had noticed the battery light come on and I was measuring ~12 volts from the alternator. When I got in there and looked at the old alternator the ground wire was...