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Old 09-03-08, 05:42 AM   #6 (permalink)
WarDamnEagle
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Now I could at this point walk through every wiring connection with an explanation but you should be able to figure it out if you print out the two FZJ80 wiring diagram pages and the table that I created.

A few notes however. I pulled power from the engine compartment using 14 AWG protected by a 20A fuse which goes through a 30A Bosch relay before going to the elocker ECU. The relay is also located in the kick panel above the ECU and the solenoid side is fed from ignition-on power out of the fuse panel located in the kick panel. That way there is no power going to the elocker ECU until the ignition is turned on.

There are several ground wires listed (5 in fact). I bundled them together and connected one wire to a body ground in the kick panel.

I will attach one last photo of the wiring just before I tested the elockers and before I heated all of the connections to shrink the heatshrink tubing and solder. I don't have a photo with the kick panel reinstalled but all of this wiring easily tucked out of the way and is not hindering access to the fuse panel.

What amazed me is that it absolutely worked perfectly and it worked on the first try.

The lockers behave exactly like the lockers on my 80. When you turn the switch the LED (or LEDs if you turn the switch to front and rear) start to blink and then go solid when the locker locks. In other words, the LEDs function exactly like the instrument panel indicators on my 80.

I haven't really field tested them yet as I was doing too much other work on the 4Runner while in the US (and we are now back in England). I did drive the 4Runner quite a bit while we were home and the 4.56 gearing is really nice. I can maintain 80 mph on the interstate (as long as it's flat!) and the speedometer seems to be more or less correct with the 31" BFG tires.

If you want lockers and don't mind spending the money, this is one slick way to do it. I think I paid $125 for the switch, ECU and pigtails (from 2 different sources) and I thought that was pretty good value for what I got.

Anyway, hope this write-up helps others in the future and many, many thanks again to all those that helped me along the way with advice.
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