[mkiv] Car won't idle

[Ron Henderson]

Your alternator shouldn't affect your idle. The car whill idle even if
there was not an alternator at all (until the battery goes dead)  

-----Original Message-----
From: mkiv-bounces at mkiv.com [mailto:mkiv-bounces at mkiv.com] On Behalf Of
Marcelo Aguirre
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 9:09 AM
To: The MKIV.com National Mailing List
Subject: [mkiv] Car won't idle

Hi all,

 

I'm still having the problem where my car won't stay ON (idle) unless I
keep my foot on the gas.

The problem began when I started driving my car much less since I bought
my 4Runner.

Then I started experience drainage of the battery so I had to boost the
battery with my truck several times.

One day as the car was warming up after giving it boost, it died.  I
turned it ON again and from this time on it would not idle.

Someone said that it could be the "timing sprocket", that I might need
to replace.

I just wanted to run it by you guys before I do anything.

Do you guys think my alternator could have gone bad from all the
draining/boosting??

Is it recommended to upgrade the alternator???  Or just replace it with
an OEM one.

 

Any help will be appreciated.

 

Eventually I have to investigate the drainage of battery while the car
is OFF.

But my priority is to get the car running again.... I miss driving it.

 

TIA,

 

Marcelo

97TT, 6spd
 
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