Hi!a friend of mine has a 1989 Toyota 2wd extended cab pickup truck (130 000 KM),auto tranny which does not have A/C nor any other goodies and alternator is bad I tried to tell him that usually all that goes wrong with them are carbon brushes but his mechanic said he needs another alternator because his mechanic had an alternator shop look at it and they wanted $100+ to fix it the would not tell the mechanic what's wrong,my friend would not listen to me,so I would like to know what other vehicles & years would have an alternator that is compatible (plug & play)so that he could buy one from a local junk yard as Toyota pickup & 4-Runner parts are extremely rare in my area.
I recall that some Toyota dealerships sell "Toyota fast moving parts catalogs" that cross references alternators among other parts these catalogs are also available on Ebay but none of which I have,I recall Paul Cherubini having such catalogs,could you Paul or anyone else tell me which other vehicles & years have a compatible alternator?.
Also does anyone have a used Toyota alternator for sale in Dartmouth/Halifax area of Nova Scotia for?.Thanks.
My correct e-mail address is the one below:

sidneybek@yahoo.com