Topic: i have electrical issue

[REG535]

My issue is when i drove it today it seemed ok but shortly after slowly going through dirt and up a little fun hill, i was on the street driving about 20-30mph. when i think all the lights come on and then the truck just dies?? wtf. so i start back up and i drive to the stop light where it dies again at the stop light urgh, so i start it again and get home. SO ??
I looked and cannot seem to see any loose connections? What could it be alternator/battery? or the wiring system something faulty?

[79coyotefrg]

probably shorted out the alternator

[REG535 [OP]]

how would that happen? i bet it is the alternator it seems almost every summer i have to replace it werid.

[emsvitil]

how would that happen? i bet it is the alternator it seems almost every summer i have to replace it werid.

Is it one of those lifetime alternators?


(you spend a lifetime replacing it..........)

[REG535 [OP]]

haha, yea i guess so, i just dont get why i have to replace year after year,  i have no idea what kind it is, i know its not toyota brand though, i think its the aftermarket ones, like carquest/napa/autozone/ or something like that.

[ROKTOY829]

Do you go though alot of mud and water? If i bet you causing it to overheat. Do you have the splash shield on.

[REG535 [OP]]

splash shield?? i never heard of that on alternators? do they come with them? if so i guess its on there, i really have no idea what it is lol.
ya i did before summer time, mud/water i do that all the time though.

[ROKTOY829]

My bad the one bolts up to the frame it chances are it got lost a long time ago. But i would bet the mud and water are what is eating them up. I've that a few times with guys around the house try to make you something that would keep the MUD/water out and see what happens if not it couldn't hurt

[REG535 [OP]]

oh ok thanks. i removed all of mine oops a long time ago. maybe i can get something to just protect the alterntor itself like hard plastic around it that bolts to the alternotor, i will have to ask around.
it will probally go to the shop to make sure its the alternator and not something in the wiring then i can i fix it myself. thanks.

[KDXSR5]

oh ok thanks. i removed all of mine oops a long time ago. maybe i can get something to just protect the alterntor itself like hard plastic around it that bolts to the alternotor, i will have to ask around.
it will probally go to the shop to make sure its the alternator and not something in the wiring then i can i fix it myself. thanks.

Don't put anything around the alternator itself, it will probably overheat

[REG535 [OP]]

nothing around the alterntor ok.
then where can i find nice rubber splash guard replacements?

[KDXSR5]

hmm... I am going to use some red rubber gasket material when I make my splash guard cuz mine are all cracked and broken. I get for free from my dads work, but its usually really expensive. It is used to make gaskets for pipes in refineries and stuff like that.

Do you have the metal "skidplate" that mounts at the front crossmember? I bet if you don't have that either it would be hard to keep an alternator alive.

[jimbo74]

its basically a pice of rubber that is supposed to keep water out of the engine bay......

pretty useless..... jsut dont drive through water

[KDXSR5]

I think they are useful, but whatever, not driving thru water/mud would be a smart plan too.

[REG535 [OP]]

do you have pics of that medal skidplate you are talking about?? i have no idea, i guess not.
i guess i will have to make some myself. out of diamond plate and put all around.

[KDXSR5]

hold on a sec, I will see if I have a pic around

[KDXSR5]

see the plate mounted to the front crossmember traveling rearward? yeah... thats the one I am talking about, it goes under the engine.

[REG535 [OP]]

nope i dont, maybe thats my problem i never seen that though lol. on other toys too in colorado. thanks.

[KDXSR5]

yeah, I have bashed mine on stuff a few times, but it keeps crap out of the engine