New alternator, 60 won’t stay on at idle (1 Viewer)
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g-man
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You don't want to modify your bracket. I swear, you can find a used stock alternator for $50 bucks. REALLY. Don't screw up the mounting bracket. Look for the right alternator.
g-man
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Post up a wanted ad in the classified section here. This link shows an example of how my search went. I bought for $50 and was close to another $50 for shipping. Worked fine. If you want BLING go with ToyotaMatt. Carefully look at the ears and make sure it's clocked right and that the seller is offering a 60 alt.
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SOLD - Virginia, 2f Alternator for fj60.
My alternator just died....or maybe just the VR ...anyway it's not stock and I'd rather go back to a more reliable stock toyota 55a alternator for my 1987 FJ60.
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I’ll give it a try. Thanks!Post up a wanted ad in the classified section here. This link shows an example of how my search went. I bought for $50 and was close to another $50 for shipping. Worked fine. If you want BLING go with ToyotaMatt. Carefully look at the ears and make sure it's clocked right and that the seller is offering a 60 alt.
SOLD - Virginia, 2f Alternator for fj60.
My alternator just died....or maybe just the VR ...anyway it's not stock and I'd rather go back to a more reliable stock toyota 55a alternator for my 1987 FJ60.
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matt
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So I went to my local Toyota parts store to order the new one that @Spike Strip said would work. I talked them down on price and can return my core for $75. Although more expensive still than I wanted I was ready to be done with this (simple?!) project!
The order was placed yesterday with a promise of delivery by 8am this morning. I headed out first thing in freezing (18 degrees) Atlanta weather to pick it up.
And oops… they didn’t place the order right so it didn’t arrive today. They promised to reorder it but since Christmas is coming up they won’t get it in until next Tuesday.
I’ll have to wait a bit more to get it on and be done with this
project.
I’ll let you know the final result.
The order was placed yesterday with a promise of delivery by 8am this morning. I headed out first thing in freezing (18 degrees) Atlanta weather to pick it up.
And oops… they didn’t place the order right so it didn’t arrive today. They promised to reorder it but since Christmas is coming up they won’t get it in until next Tuesday.
I’ll have to wait a bit more to get it on and be done with this
project. I’ll let you know the final result.
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Oh and do you remember that smoke I saw? I thought I was burning the wires. It looks like I had a small coolant leak that was dripping on the block and burning off. So it looked like smoke but was really coolant steaming off the block. That’s tightened down and fixed now!
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So I put a voltage meter on the battery and get a reading of -12.37. I then crank the car and the voltage reading says the same which suggest I’m not getting a charge from the alternator.
So I thought…maybe I did fry some wires so I put the positive for the multimeter on the alternator bolt and the negative for the multimeter on the negative terminal on the battery post and get the same reading of -12.4 V.
I then checked the ground of the alternator by putting the negative on the alternator bracket while keeping the positive on the alternator bolt. Same reading!
I rechecked my wiring and determined that I did it exactly as the old one was wired.
Not sure what’s going on here!
What’s also weird is the negative on the voltage reading. Instead of 12.4 I’m getting -12.4. As you can see from the picture I put the multimeter on the right battery terminals. So could the wiring be screwed up and that’s preventing the charge? I’m really stumped on this one!
Thanks!
So I thought…maybe I did fry some wires so I put the positive for the multimeter on the alternator bolt and the negative for the multimeter on the negative terminal on the battery post and get the same reading of -12.4 V.
I then checked the ground of the alternator by putting the negative on the alternator bracket while keeping the positive on the alternator bolt. Same reading!
I rechecked my wiring and determined that I did it exactly as the old one was wired.
Not sure what’s going on here!
What’s also weird is the negative on the voltage reading. Instead of 12.4 I’m getting -12.4. As you can see from the picture I put the multimeter on the right battery terminals. So could the wiring be screwed up and that’s preventing the charge? I’m really stumped on this one!
Thanks!
You have the multimeter cables in the wrong holes. the black one goes in the bottom hole [com] and the red goes where the black is now [V#mA]
#= ohm.
I recommend doing a deep dive over a couple of evenings on how alternators work .. then confirming that the alternator is getting excited correctly.
Camotubebender
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You might want to get a shorter belt next time your at Napa
