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Hey thanks! This will help out a lot. :D

I've already had my PS Pump replaced three times. After the last replacement, I also had to replace the Alternator. Since reading this thread, now I see why. I just went out and checked on my '92 SC300, because it's been making noise again, smelling like something burning, and has had terrible handling like it has a low tire. The PS Pump reservoir is bone dry and the NEW Alternator has fluid all over it. Can someone put up a DIY on how to replace this leaky Power Steering Line/Hose. I've looked all over and can't find any details, and I don't want to spend any more money with the mechanic. I figure it can't be as bad as when I replaced the Water Pump. Thanks.

Actually, you only need the Battery to start the car. As long as the Alternator is connected properly, it will generate the power for the engine as well as charge the battery. The circuit is completed through the Alternator being connected to the engine, which is connected to the body of the car. I've know someone that didn't have a battery for whatever reason. Every place he went, he would have someone give him a jump to start the car. Then once it was started he would go where he needed to go, just running off the Alternator.

I've got a '92 SC300 (2JZGE), that I just had to replace the Water Pump and Alternator on. I was able to tear-down the front and replace the Water Pump without too much trouble due to the really great right-ups on this site,(except for some aggravation with getting the nut off for the Harmonic Balancer. Though, when I finally followed the advise to use the Starter to get it off, it really did the trick and saved the day). It has been over a week since I did the Water Pump, and I was going to do the Alternator at the same time I first finished it, but I was shipped the wrong one and had to send it back. Now, I finally have the correct Alternator, but the problem is that I don't know where the Wire with the Bracket attaches to, and all the instructions I have read said that their should be an Alternator Wire to attach to the top terminal, (which I can't even find this wire). The only thing I have connected right now is the obvious, which is the round connector plugged into the back of the Alternator. This can't be it though, because if I start the car and then pull the Battery cable, the car dies. Could someone give me some insight to what I am missing, or even better yet, do that AND post a picture or two of their 2JZGE Motor and Alternator with the correct hook-ups. This is really frustrating me because it's only an Alternator. It should have been a 10-20 minute job, and has now gone on for days. Thanks. :D