Last night went for a run

got back in the 4runner and about 1/4 mile down the road lights dimmed and my volt gauge dropped to the midway mark. Revving the motor didn't bring it back up. Finished the drive home another 1/2 mile and the needle dropped a little more.

Got home left the truck running, pulled the Neg battery terminal and the engine stopped running. Checked the wiring and every seemed fine, I have added an extra 2 awg from the Alt to the battery as part of the big three.

I want to drop in a alt I can pick up at the local parts store, with out waiting for brackets and what not, and gain some amps. Since I am supposed to drive to pick up some parts on Sat with the 4unner.

From what I searched

90 Cressida will give me 80 amps and will drop in. I just have to bypass the external voltage regulator since I have an 84 4runner.

Any thoughts?

 

I also think there is a GM alt you can drop in, not sure on what one or how much work needs to be done, but 80/90 amps is pretty good.

 

from what I have read you need a longer bracket to mount the GM one...

 

ah nevermind then, go with the cressida since is plops right in.

 

sure would be nice to 140 amps though

 

I just bought a 160 amp alternator for my 86 4Runner, Its a rebuilt toyota alternator.
I got it from

pro starter and alternator
619-888-7202
pro.starter.alternators@gmail.com
there located in san diego.

 

I will have to give them a call

 

If you have an 84 4Runner then you have an external voltage regulator, you will need to do some rewiring to make the later style alternator work, but its not hard to do.

 

Great info myyota..

I was looking at this link for instructions on how to bypass the old voltage reg that is bolted down to the fender wall


oops wrong link... there was another one with pics of the regulator plug.. need to find it


Crap can't find the link

 

http://home.earthlink.net/~twopapa/bigalt.htm

link found

 

whats the cost on the 160 amp alt. ive tried calling them several times with no answer

 

It cost me 165.00 shipped. I bought it from them off of ebay. I recieved it about 4 days after i ordered it.

 

shot me a link to the ebay page. cant find them. Hows it working?

 

so far its sitting in the garage.



I needs a new alt bracket after all.. and my plug is different
the 84 is different then the 85 and up

 

You can give pro starter and alternator a call at this number,
619-282-3207

 

i have an 84 pickup and i was able to put in a gm alt without changing any brackets i just had to cut the plus ins off and wire in some gm ones

 

oh hell

 

Believe me, i said more than that, i was pissed that they just couldn`t tell me in an email, so i will try and call them tomorrow.

 

hahah..it will be ok ..

 

the gm alt is called a CS144 and you can get them built up to 200amps and the are a single wire alt that mounts directly in place if there is any mods to be done it would be to grind the lower ear on the alt down a little but my customers generally dont have any problems