JAKE's 06 SOLID AXLE SWAPPED DCLB EAF & BS build

Fawk! That is some stopping power

 

Well now i will believe the person that tells me i dont have any more room in my engine bay....



Can you tell what i did. ( hint its the only clean thing on there )

 

I an ARB compressor and seriously there is no more room that is packed alright

 

Isn't that clean spot just from you spilling your Dr. P in the engine bay?

 

So, Did you create a new/ Reinforce rear cross-member on your truck?

Ever pull off the bed of a Taco? Not going to happen soon but I think I will go Flat bed down the road...

 

Hey @thefatkid what would signs of a bad alternator be?


I have

Whining sound, thought it was my power steering

No charing of the batterys then it came on at full power and worked fine then back to nothing later.

Slight electrical/rubber burning smell

I guess i hope its the alternator and not a wire shorting or loose but i dont have any popped fuses

 

Do you own a multi-meter? Provided your battery is sufficiently charged, turn the truck on and place the leads on the terminals of the battery. Start turning on electrical accessories like the headlights, blower motor, etc and watch for a voltage drop. If your alternator is good it typically won't let the voltage drop below ~13. If it's bad you'll just see it keep sinking. This is a fairly routine check and there are plenty of tutorials through teh googlez.

It's either that or just take it to an auto parts store that tests alternators for free.

 

I have a dual battery read out and when the light is on neither of them are charging and when its out is holding a good charge. I just didnt think an alternator would just be so black and white like that. I thought it would have been a slow down hill death

 

Sounds pretty cut and dry to me. Charge light turn on (note that these usually only work if you have a factory alternator)?

Go tap it with a hammer and see if it starts charging again. That would tell you to stop putting mud in your brushes. You might be able to just get away with a brush replacement and comm cleaning.

 

That's what I'm thinking and yes I can hit it and it comes on but later will go out. Just making sure I'm not missing something....

 

Besides washing yo shit after getting dirty, not much.

 

Funny thing is I washed the engine bay out before the meet and that's when i started noticing it... I guess my truck just likes it dirty

 

YOU CAN'T USE THAT!