Recent content by nspindel

I said this a few pages back but I’ll repeat. I did the Mishimoto all aluminum about 8 months ago. 98 degrees in the Florida sun going 75 on the interstate with the AC at full blast and my scangauge rarely gets up to 189. In less extreme cases I usually sit steady at 184. The thing is amazing.

I’m definitely not the expert here. I paid someone else to be the expert. But it certainly sounds like your alternator. How many miles are on the vehicle?

$417 out the door for the Toyota 270605026084 part, labor, and tax. Good as new.

Interesting to know about the Toyota Denso vs. Denso Denso! I didn't use the can stuff, I used the grease they sell at the counter in the little soy sauce packs. My shop just called, it'll be ready with reman Denso tomorrow. I'll find out if they got Toyota Denso or Denso Denso tomorrow when...

I should have found an auto parts store and bought a battery and headed to the concert!!!

https://parts.toyota.com/p/Toyota_2001_Land-Cruiser-47L-AT-4WD/Alternator/69293241/270605026084.html

If I go on the Toyota parts website, it shows the alternator for the 2001 LC can be gotten through my dealer for $140 plus a $75 core fee. But the denso website says it's on national backorder. Is the current part sold by Toyota an original alternator remanufactured? Or are the ones you get...

Battery terminals were both recently replaced, connections are tight and no corrosion. Battery is new (1500 miles), Super Start Premium 27F from OReilly. Previous died because I left the car overnight ACCidentally. When I tried to charge the old battery with my charger it could never push...

Grand Canyon alternator death might just be more impressive than missing the Rolling Stones show.

Could not leave my Land Cruiser on the side of the road like that. Even if I wanted to, my wife never would have!

Negative. Stereo has been in for about 4 years working perfectly.

Makes sense

Yup. Original factory.

Actually come to think of it there was a strange whining noise I noticed that day. Hadn’t even thought about that. As for the battery, can a dying battery stop a running vehicle with a good alternator?