LET THE GAMES BEGIN

WELL GUYS TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT. THE OTHER DAY I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK TO WORK WHEN I REALIZED I FORGOT MY CELL PHONE. I THOUGHT TO MYSELF "WOW, I NEVER FORGET MY CELL PHONE. I HOPE MY TRUCK DOESNT BREAK DOWN"...WELL WHEN I STOPPED AT THE GAS STATION A FEW MILES UP THE ROAD TO GET A CUP OF COFFEE, GUESS WHAT HAPPENED? MY ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. I DROVE IT TO WORK, THEN TO SCHOOL WHERE THE TRUCK DROVE ITS LAST MILE. FROM THERE I HAD IT TOWED HOME THANKS TO AAA. I BOUGHT ANOTHER ALTERNATOR TO PUT IN THAT NIGHT AND FIGURED I WOULD LIMP THE TRUCK A COUPLE MORE WEEKS...WELL THE ALTERNATOR INSTALATION AS EASY AS IT SOUNDS TURNED OUT TO BE NOTHING BUT A PAIN IN THE ASS. THE ALTERNATOR IS A HAIR TOO BIG TO FIT INTO THE BRACKET AND THE WASHER THING THAT GOES ON IT WONT STAY IN AND SLIDES ALL AROUND MAKING IT VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE BOLT THROUGH. WELL, INSTEAD OF BUSTING MY BALLS TRYING TO GET IT IN THERE SO IN TWO WEEKS I CAN PULL IT OUT AGAIN I DECIDED STARTING TOMORROW I WILL BEGIN TO TEAR THE TOYOTA APART. ITS GONNA BE DOWN FOR CLOSE TO A MONTH POSSIBLY LONGER. BUT ITS GONNA BE PUT BACK TOGETHER PERFECT. ILL POST SOME PICS TOMORROW OF THE PROJECT SO THERE WILL BE A BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURE. SORRY FOR THE LONG POST....

damm man that sucks

replacing the engine..sorry about your not having a cell phone on you..even if i forget my cellphone nowadays i turnaround and get it, cuz i know something like that would happen..but question though, since ur truck is manual why didnt you do the trusty push start by popping the clutch??

cause its not the starter its the alternator

but you can get a car started its just not going to be using the alternator, it would just drain the battery if i remember correctly..correct me if im wrong

He said he drove it awhile, i'm assuming that discharged the battery. just guessing?

o...wasnt comprehending the info..thats why i always got B's instead of A's in school lol

yep alternators suck,the bracket on my truck was real tight also,had to pry it apart

YEAH I USUALLY WILL GO BACK AND GET MY PHONE, ITS VERY RARE THAT I FORGET IT BUT THIS TIME I WAS LIKE 20 MILES AWAY FROM HOME BEFORE I REALIZED IT SO I WASNT ABOUT TO TURN AROUND AND GO GET IT. BUT LUCKILY WHEN I GOT TO WORK I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE COMPANY CELL PHONE. IT WAS WEIRD THOUGH IVE HAD ALTERNATORS GO OUT BEFORE BUT WHEN I HAD IT TOWED THE BATTERY WAS STILL CHARGED. WHEN I REALIZED IT WENT OUT I TURNED EVERYTHING OFF THAT DIDNT NEED TO BE ON AND DROVE IT LIKE NORMAL. IT WAS RUNNING FINE WHEN I GOT TO WORK (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ALTERNATOR) WHEN I LEFT TO GO TO SCHOOL, IT STARTED FINE LIKE THE BATTERY WAS ALL CHARGED STILL BUT THE RPMS WERE A LITTLE HIGHER...I JUST FIGURED IT WAS THE CHOKE CAUSE I WAS COLD SO I DROVE A LITTLE WHILE, IT GOT UP TO RUNNING TEMP AND THE RPMS WERE EVEN HIGHER IN NEUTRAL...LIKE I WAS ABLE TO DO 30-35 MPH IN SECOND GEAR AND NEVER TOUCH THE GAS. THATS HOW HIGH IT WAS...SO I MADE IT TO SCHOOL AND JUST TOWED IT FROM THERE CAUSE I KNEW THAT WASNT RIGHT AND DIDNT WANT TO MAKE ANYTHING WORSE. PLUS THATS WHAT I PAY AAA FOR. MIGHT AS WELL GET SOME USE OUT OF EM. LOL.

good ass point..use them bastards lol