Recent content by John Staton

The light is still on...I replace this cap (tested it first) and also checked my switch at the emergency brake. It does go dimmer when I let off the emergency brake when the engine is one and will completely go off when the key is turned but the engine is not running so I know its not that...

wonder where I can find that ground wire to check it....has anyone else fixed this ground and have pics to show??

ok, so my emergency brake light will not go out. Without the engine started I can push the button underneath the emergency brake lever and it will go completely out so that is not the issue. With the engine started I can put the emergency bake down and it will go from bright to dim, but will not...

I figured it out. I found one available from CruiserYard just down the road near Austin and matched up the plug in the pic with the open plug nearby. I am at a total loss on how this disappeared. It's like someone came in and cut it and stole it. Who knows. Anyway, not a cheap NLA part. Was...

From experience I know this can be caused by low brake fluid. When I went to check mine I found the two wires cut. Dont know when and how this happened as I have not had anyone else working on it. I cannot seem to find where these two wires lead. I do have some open plugs near and if it goes to...

so I probably isolated the emergency brake light...I do remember when I first got the truck that I had this problem and someone told me to check my brake fluid...topped it off and it fixed it. Upon checking my fluid I found the two wires on my cap are cut?? no idea when and how this happened and...

no progress on getting my charge light out...my emergency brake light is on as well. I did have someone test everything to make sure battery and alternator were all good and I was safe to drive without messing anything up. All checks out and the feedback is that it is probably a bad ground...

Just got mine today. Truck is at the shop to hunt down an electrical gremlin, but I cannot wait to install. Mine had become crusty and flimsy. Will post pics.

Its behind the kick panel on the passenger side. It is the second relay from the bottom. You have to remove a bolt before you unplug it. I saw a thread where they guy popped the back out and slide it out of the plastic casing to inspect it and that is what I did. Anyway, Didnt help as my charge...

I found it and inspected it, but doing what you did failed to solve my problem. Is there a way to test the relay with a multimeter??

Pulled the charge indicator relay that is located behind the kick panel on the passenger side. Of course the light is off when the relay is pulled, but I cannot tell if the relay is bad. I pulled it open and it looks fine but I guess there is probably a way to test it to confirm with a...

Ian, I am having a charge light issue now. It all started when I went from a cheap aftermarket alternator back to a Toyota OEM denso and may have been self inflicted. Anyway, I want to check that relay. You show it taken apart in your hand. I want to know where it is located...maybe location...

Update: so I went up to Autozone and had them test the battery and it was bad. I was excited thinking that might fix my problem but no luck. Below is a pic of the fusible link "fix" I had done a few years ago. It is the blue wires and one green wire section. I dont think this has anything to do...

UHG...that is another issue I didn't mention on this post only because all was well before the alternator swap so I was hoping the fusible link was not tied in to this most recent issue. A couple of years ago I was having some intermittent electrical problems that ended up having me dead on...

It was the ring connected that goes on the stud on the back of the alternator. It did not have heat shrink on it and was touching the back of the alternator. I checked the fuses and they seem to be good so I'm still at a loss.