Recent content by CathyG

I've completely lost trust in any "elected" official so I will be writing in a candidate. I was planning on writing in one of my dogs but I might give Deez Nuts the vote. Or I'll vote whoever is opposing Hillary.

My first car was an 86 4Runner when I was 16. It had been the victim of too much DIY electrical work. It ate through 4 alternators and I was eventually forced to sell it. Fast forward to today. I'm 25 now and I've always regretted having to sell that 4 Runner. I've outgrown my little Ford...

Price reduced to $3200. I forgot in the first post but it also has a transmission that's only a little over a year old and front brakes that are fairly new. It has been keyed up one side so paint isn't perfect but I wash it about once a week and wax it about once a month. Trim has protectant...

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1st gen for sale It`s an 86 with 199k miles. Was owned by a mechanic for 15 years before it came to me. Has new clutch cylinders, new starter, new alternator, new battery, quick release clamps on battery cables. Has modified electrics including a passenger window switch in the console instead...

Just got a call from the shop. My starter solenoid wasn`t just sticking because of the alternator like they thought. The starter got heat sensitive as it aged and they had to completely replace it. Now my truck is fixed. I love this shop. The truck started right up when it got off the tow truck...

My mom was having a hard time believeing that the alternator was not working so when I needed to go to band practice I still had to take my truck. It was dark on the way home so I had to use my lights. The lights were too much for my near dead battery so my truck kept turning off and I had to...

Shop towels are much better at mopping up spills and look better. I get mad at people in my area for not carrying jumper cables or water. Then they think it`s funny to see that I have cables, first aid kit, etc. I don`t understand that. It doesn`t take a lot to be stranded and during our summers...

I found the cause of the problem, finally! The starter solinoid and alternator are BOTH in need of replacement. The people I was dog sitting for came home and jumped my truck. My friends dad tapped my starter solenoid and the car started right up. When he removed the negative wire it went dead...

Name/Age: Cathy G./ 16 Ride: 1986 4wd Hood: Scottsdale, Arizona I know it`s cut off but it`s the best one I`ve taken since I washed, Scratch-Xed, and waxed it. I`ll replace it later.

Something is clicking but that`s it. If it starts to kind of chug I can get it started but it`s not doing that. Battery has 11.80V and still has a drain of .022 mA. Guess I can add starter and starter solenoid to my list of things to get checked. Starter and cables were both cold.

CA @ 32 degrees: 710 CCA @ 0 degrees: 570 Drain test is still fine. I`m getting it jumped and taking it to get the alternator checked again. This time I`m going to a different shop. No drain at all doesn`t make any sense. I`ll keep checking it though. 12.79 is supposed to be it`s max charge. I...

after being off for more than 30 minutes: 11.85V I couldn`t get the rest because the truck wouldn`t start. I`ll get a jump and drive around for awhile before I get the others. With that voltage shouldn`t my truck start? I unscrewed most of the panels I could reach and looked for uninsulated...

Taking the top off would be a bad idea right now. We`re in the middle of our monsoon season.:D I need to get another photo of it in the sun to show how much the swirl marks have been reduced but it`s been cloudy.