Recent content by Big Dumps

Hah, the title of this thread just seems ridiculous now! Anyways, here's an update. After completely charging my battery overnight, the old girl fired right up. No warning lights, no annoying buzzer. Nothing. Everything as it should be. I drove to Chilliwack, watching the stock voltage gauge...

Thanks GTSSportCoupe! Well, I took your advice and got a battery charger. Hopefully in the morning a full charge will be enough to get me to the island. I feel fairly confident. Yesterday, I made it from Kelowna to here before the the voltage started dropping and the headlights dimmed to nearly...

Thanks for the replies, guys! Unfortunately there are no shops open here on this long weekend. Guess I'll get the battery on a charger and hope for the best to make it to my destination today. Funny, but more annoying, is that I was literally just in Armstrong. I picked up a couple of minor...

Okay, something I failed to mention in the previous post, a bunch of warning lights remain lit up: AT temp, turbo light, timing belt, battery, and parking brake light, as well as the annoying buzzer. A quick Google search has lead me to believe it's a sign of a failing alternator, but I'm...

Hi folks, I've been a lurker to these forums for awhile, but this my first posting, and thankfully the first problem I've had with my beloved Prado. Today, after doing the usual glow routine on a semi-cold fall morning in southern British Columbia (it's a Wilson switch that the P.O installed)...