Troubleshooting Truck electrical

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by maxhifi

Thanks Eric - new alternator gives 14.1 V at idle and 14.4 revved up... All seems normal now. It seems odd to me that the olds alternator and old regulator both went bad at once, but it's nice to have the truck back to normal.

Hang on to that baby for dear life.
I don't know why Toyota doesn't build a truck with a small diesel. They built one of the best.
If you don't believe it, talk to the people in Cuba.

[maxhifi]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

Hang on to that baby for dear life.
I don't know why Toyota doesn't build a truck with a small diesel. They built one of the best.
If you don't believe it, talk to the people in Cuba.

I know what you're saying! It was actually a trip to Cuba that had me looking for a Toyota diesel in the first place. I will keep it going as long as possible, this is for sure, there's no real modern equivalent.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by maxhifi

I know what you're saying! It was actually a trip to Cuba that had me looking for a Toyota diesel in the first place. I will keep it going as long as possible, this is for sure, there's no real modern equivalent.

My late diesel Jeep Liberty, RIP, had the 2.8L VM Motori, Italian built diesel. I had the first year production and it had a few growing pains. The transmission was technically undersized for the amount of torque of a diesel, VS, a gasoline engine. Also, the driveline components, U-joints, ETC.
The next year, all of those issues were corrected, but the sales wouldn't support, continuing the sales in the US.