My thoughts: Use your present truck and build it the way you want it to be. Consider that one of the source of excitement and fun (at least in my case) is going through the process of building your car... specially if you personally do it yourself. The feeling is priceless... as VISA would put...
You "might" be wrong. A drain can come from anywhere and not necessarily from the alternator. You might have a shorted wire, a light that was left on, anything. I wouldn't go to the alternator immediately. You might have even left something charging overnight. One time a penny was left stuck in...
I tend to agree with Doc's view. After reading the postings, it looks like you have alternator problems. Change it.
I'd rather spend $200 in alternator PM instead of being stranded in some uncharted place.
Forgot to mention that I do have a Kaymar rear bumper with a tire carrier and an ARB winch ready bumper in front but I've had these for years and I never had a power problem like this.
I'm afraid that if I bring the truck to a stealership, I might end up poorer with not much improvement to show...
Yes, I still have stock tires.
No CEL or other trouble lights go on and... all my light indicators work.
There may be a slight delay in the timing (just for the sake of argument) but then, if I have a delay of say 1* or 2* (say I'm at 5* BTDC), that delay should not affect the drive up that much.
No. I wasn't on OD. I was in "D" first and then tried down going to lower gears to no avail.
NLXTACY: It definitely is not normal because I have gone through the Grapevine with full aircon on the speed lane with the same truck before.
BRIAN: Used to live in Bellevue, WA and have gone through...
Hello and help.
I have a '97LX450 (with about 110k miles) which is not being used regularly because of the present gas price situation. BTW, the HG has been replaced sometime ago.
Anyway, I used the truck a couple of weeks ago to go to LA from SF. The drive from SF up to the foot of the...
I read their ad on the March 2008 issue of Road & Track and I was wondering if anybody has tried them and if ever, what were the results. From the looks of it, nobody has tried them yet :).
I have a FJ80 so I suppose it will only be $150 for me but then again, it's still $150... not unless the...
Right. 27s will work as well as 34s and DT78s as well as 65s. I presently have a 65 with an 800 CCA on my truck and it works and fits well.
Also, you might want to check out Odyssey batteries.
Don't mean to hijack the thread but since were talking about the Bay Area, do you know of a reliable and reasonable repair shop in the peninsula particularly around the Palo Alto/Mountain View/Menlo Park area? Thanks...
Not 100 amps but you might want to look at the Man-a-fre website. Problem is I've heard that the Mean Green alternators do not deliver as advertised. I think it's worth looking into however.
Thank you for all your inputs so far. Might just do what seems to be the prevailing sentiments so far. Although the FJ is sure tempting :)
Thanks again guys.