I am not 100% sure why it is overheating. I do know it for sure is burning coolant, symptoms seem to me like HG starting to go, but most of my experience is with BMW 6 cyl cars & subarus. It burns coolant on start up and you can smell it, and see white smoke for a few seconds after. then it runs...

Sold!

All my wires are the color of burnt oil at this point haha. Maybe I shouldn't have ended my post like I did, I am pretty good with cars and working on them, just Mitsu retarded.I attached the wire that was at the back, to the back. I attached the wire that was in the front, to the front. Plug...

Yes I mean alternator haha. I was just saying that I know the wiring can handle that kind of amperage from the alt because maniac sells replacements up to 135amp. I know that it won't do anything, and I know that its not the right way to do it. Just an offhand suggestion because I never thought...

It appears to be connected correctly, the old one had a post with a nut like you are describing and the new one just has a bolt that goes through the ring connector and threads into the alt. the whole thing was covered by a red rubber cap that goes over the ring/bolt that I left in place. Sound...

Hey guys, first post on the forums.Bimmerfag/Subahoe here and I feel like I got in over my head with this one.Owned 1408 for about 3 months now and surprise surprise the alternator went bad. So i got a new (reman) alternator from O'Reilly's (inferior, I know, but I'd rather keep replacing...

I'll take them. Pm sent