Repair And Fix it

Crawl under the dashboard and locate the hole in the firewall through which your throttle cable will pass. Its typically located just above the gas pedal. Grasp the engine-end of the throttle cable and push it through the hole into the engine compartment, and continue feeding it through until the mounting flange on the sleeve hits the firewall.

Install the bolts that retain the sleeve mount to the firewall and hand-tighten them. Open the hood and reach into the engine bay to pull the cable up; lay it on top of the engine but do not connect it yet. Go back inside the car and pull the end of the cable over the forked split in the top of your gas pedal. Tighten the nut to clamp the cable to the gas pedal. Pull the pedal all the way up.

Install the engine-end of the throttle cable into the lever arm on your carburetor or throttle body. The procedure will vary by the type of engine. Some cables have a cylindrical piece on the end that locks into a slot in the throttle lever. For these types, pull the throttle lever all the way back, insert the cylinder into the recess on the side of the lever and feed the cable through the slot. If your throttle uses a retainer, push the throttle tip into the appropriate hole on the lever arm, then slide the retainer into the groove on the throttle tip to hold it in place.

Push the retainer on the end of the sleeve down into the retaining fork on the throttle cable bracket. Some applications have provisions for adjustment. If so, turn the adjuster nut on the sleeve until the cable is taut but not pulling on the throttle arm. Other applications dont use a forked throttle bracket; in these cases, feed the throttle cable through the hole in the bracket before connecting it to the throttle. Adjust the cable afterward.

Loosen the coupler latch on the tongue of the tow dolly and place the coupler over the 2-inch ball of the hitch on the vehicle which will be towing the dolly. Push the towing dolly back and forth a bit to ensure the coupler is seated properly on the 2-inch ball.

Push down on the latch to close the coupler latch over the 2-inch ball and place the pin through the latch to securely lock the tow dolly onto the hitch. Pull up on the towing dolly to test if it is secured. If the coupler seems loose on the ball, adjust the coupler, using a wrench.

Connect the wiring plug of the tow dolly to the plug beside the hitch. If the wires do not have a plug, then connect the color coded wires of the dolly to the corresponding wires of the towing package. The yellow wire controls the left blinker, the green wire controls the right blinker, the brown wire controls the tail lights, the white wire is the ground and the red wire is for optional brakes on the dolly.

Attach the safety chains to hitch. Crisscross the chains, allowing slack in the chains for moving around corners.

Park the vehicle on a flat surface and shut off the engine. Set the parking brake. Allow the engine to completely cool (30 minutes to an hour) and open the hood. Refer to the belt diagram on the underside of the hood or the radiator shroud cover to locate the exact installation area for the new alternator. Disconnect the negative battery connector with a wrench or socket.

Disconnect all of the wires to the old alternator. Follow the instructions on the diagram chart to locate and loosen the serpentine belt tensioner pulley that holds the belt tight in place, as this same belt attaches to the alternator. Use the socket and ratchet to loosen the tensioner pulley and slide the belt off. Take the now slack belt and remove it from the alternator. Loosen the bolts holding the mounting bracket for the alternator with a socket or wrench and remove the old alternator.

Install the new alternator. Mount it in place of the old alternator and replace the mounting brackets. Tighten the bolts in place with a socket or wrench. Reattach the wiring to the new alternator, but save the positive and negative connections for later. Slide the serpentine belt over the alternator pulley and adjust the tensioner pulley to slide the belt back in place over it. Adjust the tension on the belt until it is tight.

Connect the positive and negative connectors from the alternator to the battery of the car. Reattach the negative battery lead. Remove all of your tools from the engine and close the hood. Start the car and allow it to run for several minutes to ensure the belt and alternator are installed correctly.

Find a safe place to work and put on gloves and protective goggles.

Lay out connector cables so they are easy to access.

Connect the batteries by attaching the negative side of the first battery to the positive side of the second battery using your cable. Tighten the retaining nuts on the cable clamps with pliers.

Hook the positive side of one battery and the negative side of the other battery to your power need. Tighten the retaining nuts on the cable clamps with pliers.