Recent content by elsie

Since no one has replied to this thread yet, I figure I'll add to it to help anyone else who is dealing with the same issue. So far, unless someone else adds their two cents, it seems that Rancho shocks moved their production facility to Arkansas and ever since their products suck, which is a...

I have 7 years and 35k miles on a thorough Old Man Emu suspension upgrade on my 1988 FJ62. I put medium springs with a 2.5 inch lift and medium shocks on the back, and light springs with a 2.5 inch lift and light shocks on the front, of course with new steering dampener, bushings, etc. all with...

All right, this one was a PITA. Pardon me, but truth is truth. So, what I have finally figured out is this. If you have a compound problem of battery connections getting a little frayed/corroded, and an old alternator that is working extra hard because of that battery, 102 degree heat with...

I've noticed there have been a lot of views on this thread, so I felt it best to do an update in case someone else has run into the same problem. I am 99% sure it is the alternator. I hate replacing a main component just to have it not solve the problem. Not so much the money, but the wasted...

My thoughts too. Do you happen to know what the alternator should be putting out in voltage at idle and under load? Thx

Thanks for your replies. Firstly, I'm glad I'm doing things right on the site...so far. I'm a much better mechanic than tech guy. OK, the thread link you sent me was great stuff. I also found another thread from 2011 where a fella had the same problem. His solution that fixed it was...

I'm still very new to this and have no other social media experience so I hope I'm putting this in the right place. Last time I butted into someones conversation or thread or whatever it's called and made people angry so I'm trying my best to figure this out. Too many things to click on that I...

Pan is fixed. Got a new drain plug for $7, measured and verified it is an 18mm by 1.5 thread pitch, went to my machine shop and had them clean and straighten out the pan threads with the exact size clean-out tap, put in the new plug and torqued to 33 lbs, pulled it back out and checked the...

I'll run by Napa before the machine shop, luckily they are close to each other. I know what you mean about thread inserts, I won't use them unless they are electro/chemo welded on. But, I'll check to see if the shop can or will suggest a material build-up and thread over a permanently...

$170 for a new pan or $27 for a new plug and a re-thread. New pan I wait for delivery, the other done today, and the drive is shorter, Benjaman. But, sometimes I would do the same as your suggestion on other issues and just replace the whole part instead of rebuild. But this one's easy so I'm...

I hope I am starting a new thread correctly and putting it in the right place. I am new to this and have already fumbled around and hijacked someone's because I don't know the rules having never been on one of these forums or any kind of social media. Long story, but it just ain't my deal. So...

Thanks for all of your responses, and please forgive the "hijacking". I knew I would probably do this wrong the first time ever participating. I'll do my best to figure out how to start a new thread and get up to speed with the etiquette. I did find a competent LC mechanic to inject dye into...

Sorry about the "book" I just sent. It was a lot to cover. I type faster than I can talk. I'll be brief in the future.

I am a complete virgin on these forums or any social media, so bear with me. I had 20 years of life "out there" in the public eye and am jaded by the experience, so now really enjoy my privacy. It took me forever just to figure out where to type a comment and have no idea yet how to get to the...