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Turned out to be the alternator. I pulled it out and took it back into Oreilly for testing. The guy put it on the machine and it counted down 3-2-1 and fail. He scratched his head then checked the cables and hit test again. 3-2-1 fail. Got a "new" one and dropped it in and no problems. Going to...

So I can just bring the alternator in? Thought they would have to test it on the car while it was running.

It is a rebuilt from ORielly. Is there a way to take it in and have them look at it and see if there is an issue? I guess I could pull it out and remove the cover to look it over for anything obvious.

Well, I am at a loss. Everything is grounded fine. I don't see any wires that are showing any other issues. Admittedly, I am not a serious car guy, much less an electrical guy. I know enough to get myself in trouble and thats about it. If it is mechanical, I just pull out the broken thing and...

Only thing new is the alternator. Well, new to me at least. Yes, the fuse is the pita bolted in one. The 120a. I connected the neg cable, then as soon as I touch the positive terminal to the positive pole on the battery, it sparks and I blow the fuse. Never get a chance to turn the key or start...

2002 4runner, SR5, 2 WD Was having an issue where I was slowly losing power. The clock was diming, I began to lose acceleration, tach dropped to 0, then I heard a click like a circuit breaker popping then everything was fine. Took it to the parts shop and they tested battery and alternator. They...

My god man, what kind of dome light do you have? I always feel like i am going blind when mine come on.

I wish I had this problem. Having one rusted spot that is.

Nice. Same happened to me coming from west to east. Think I caught a tailwind that helped.

Well I would but I saw this post too late and now it is just an empty bowl. Wife had made a pasta tuna thing. Pretty good. Lots of red onions so bad breath for a while I fear.

Just saw Old Guard on Netflix, not bad.