Troubleshooting Truck electrical

[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.

[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.

[Username1]

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.

All the Fords me and the entire family had years ago, whenever you had
charging system problems, you ended up changing all three to finally get a
few years peace out of the system..... Battery, Alt, and regulator. You couldn't
use yer brain, or a meter to fix it, you just had to replace it all, or you would
be replacing each part over and over......
1972 - 86 If the battery was 2 year old or less it usually was ok.

Our Honda's are much better, and also odd in that we have 6 honda's in the
family. 1986 - 1996, Each Alt. went at around 170K miles, then with 300K to
420K on those cars presently, the second Alt. in each car, A Honda Factory
rebuild has not had any troubles....

.

[tvdude1]

I have owned my repair shop for 36 years now and I only use BOSCH alternators and starter even in us cars no Auto Zone junk . Bosch top quality no come backs.

[Username1]

Originally Posted by tvdude1

I have owned my repair shop for 36 years now
and I only use BOSCH alternators and starter even in us cars no Auto Zone
junk . Bosch top quality no come backs.

Funny, My brother use to get AZ stuff cause it was guaranteed forever, but
he use to have to replace it every year or two. I asked him, so where is
the bargain in that ? AZ is a mindset kinda place. The labor to keep replacing
cheap guaranteed forever junk is too expensive....

.

[Eric H]

Originally Posted by Username1

Funny, My brother use to get AZ stuff cause it was guaranteed forever, but
he use to have to replace it every year or two. I asked him, so where is
the bargain in that ? AZ is a mindset kinda place. The labor to keep replacing
cheap guaranteed forever junk is too expensive....

.

Not to mention the hassle of being broke down somewhere,