81Luxy

Awesome, thanks for that info! We ended up buying a second hand alternator off a wrecker for $165, although we had to swap in our broken one (I wanted to fix it :( ). It seems to be working fine now, although, when I put a multimeter to it whilst idling it seems to only be charging at around 13volts. I know with a lot of other cars (petrols) they charge at around 14volts. It seems to be charging fine, there is no dimming of lights as we drive, although 13volts just seems low. Is it because it's diesel? Cheers

Hi guys, I am new to this forum, but not new to 4WDing. Forgive me if this is in the wrong section, or there is a similar post already existing; I did do my research before hand :) I bought a 2.2 Liter Diesel 1981 Hilux (LN46) and I took it out in the mud the first day I got it. Soon after, all the dash lights came on and the alternator was no longer charging :( I have taken it out, got it tested at the autoelectrics and they quoted me $400 to refurbish it (apparently it was stuffed) or $450 for a new one. The truth is, I paid $1000 for the lux as a 'bash-around' so I am not willing to pay nearly half the price of the car after one 4WD trip. My question is: What other alternators will bolt straight into my engine bay, e.g. what other Toyota models? My alternator DOES have a oil/vacuum pump at the BACK of the alternator. I want to get away from this cheap, so I am looking around at wreckers, but I am not sure which models are interchangeable with mine. Thanks heaps!