Originally Posted by 307Vintage

This is a very unproud moment to post about. About two years ago I crossed the jumper cables on my 98 Runner. It, of course, blew the amp fuse, ruined the battery and shortly after I had to replace the alternator. Since that time I have replaced 3 alternators and the third is needing to be replaced as I search for solutions. I just replaced it 3 months ago. (A side note, after the event my dome light stopped working, until the following winter with 20 degree below zero days when it started working again, until the heat of the following summer when it quit and has not worked since.) Can anyone tell me what is going on and what I should look at? Thanks.