I have a 87 4runner. i was driving it the other day around town and my charge warning light came on and my gauges stop working except for speedomoter. i check the alternator and knew i hadn't been replaced or fixed at all so i decided to get a new one thinking it was that. But it wasn't. My guess is that it has some thing to do with wiring to or from my alternator. i'm not that good with electrical work any ideas on what i should be looking would be. have this happened to anyone else. can i fix it on my own or should i take it to a shop.

 

oh by the way first things first i have checked all the fuses.

 

belt bad? or the ground could be crap
but my bet is the ground is bad also could be a bad battery that dont hold a charge

 

belt is in good shape. i have a optima yellow top in there that is still good and allows me to drive i around. the ground from the alternator to the engine block?

 

checked ALL the fuses? those under the kick panel and those under the hood by the battery?

 

i have checked them all. i'm stumped. they are all good.

 

check the ground from the alternator an check the ground from your battery could be both