On the highway, battery icon appears. not good. kept driving, stop and go, white knuckles. about 50 miles from home. about 10 miles from home, tach and speedometer zero out, brake and airbag lights appear, some dash lights disappear. yikes. it's night time. about 5 miles from home, headlights fading fast.
reach home. in the driveway, car starts to stall. i open hood, smell electric.
putting a trickle charger on battery. serpentine belt ok (replaced at 200 k, now about 260k). alternator original. figure i will need at least a toyota remanned alternator, and pick up a new belt. anything else at 260k?
I don't mind doing my own work; it will save a few hundred $. Is this a pretty straightforward job?
reach home. in the driveway, car starts to stall. i open hood, smell electric.
putting a trickle charger on battery. serpentine belt ok (replaced at 200 k, now about 260k). alternator original. figure i will need at least a toyota remanned alternator, and pick up a new belt. anything else at 260k?
I don't mind doing my own work; it will save a few hundred $. Is this a pretty straightforward job?
