This is the way. I did the same thing when I installed mine today. I could see the sheet metal flexing when it was mounted at a single point. With this way it has zero flex and works perfectly.
Been a few days till I could get back to this, and it’s a lot cooler out now. Measurements are as follows.
Ambient 76 degrees
At rest 12.74 volts after 48 hours
Startup 14.26
10 minutes 14.14
20 minutes 13.94
30 minutes 13.82-13.83
40 minutes 13.79-13.80
I guess I jumped the gun and was...
Been having a charging problem recently. Symptoms began with low charge at idle. I was getting between 11.9 and 12.5 volts off the alternator. Replaced alternator with a reman Toyota, cleaned all grounds and all connections to the alternator and battery. Also did fusible links as mine were a...
Check to make sure the grommet where the AC drain hose goes thru the firewall is still in place. I did a full overhaul on the AC system this last summer and didn’t notice I had lost that grommet. Passenger floor was soaked because at speed, even if the hose is clear and draining properly the...
Can’t help on the original link but i was having problems with my cruise control last year. Flashing cruise light most of the time and when it did work I also had the surging. Seems I did every test possible and nothing worked. I adjusted the TPS with a scan gauge as part of PM, and both the...
This may help for the busted key. I’ve only used them on single sided keys so YMMV.
https://www.easykeys.com/Help/700_HPC_EZ-5_Spiral_Broken_Key_Extractor.aspx
Is there supposed to be a ground cable from the alternator to frame? Or is it grounded from the alternator body by the mounting bracket? I don’t seem to have a cable and would like to add one if it belongs there. No issues, just want to make it right.
thanks