Recent content by poubelle

typo. I meant to say glow plug relay. But, thank you for your help and I’m going to build what people on the forum are calling a Wilson switch. Cheers.

Highlighting frayed condition of driver side negative wire:

VIN: Engine bay (if need pictures from other angles, please let me know): Passenger side battery, showing positive terminal I am pointing to literally broken and held together with bolt + washers: Driver side battery, showing frayed negative wire which I will show more clearly in next photo:

Exactly right!! Sorry for using the wrong terms. 84 Canadian truck, manual 5 speed diesel. 4 cylinder. Will post pics shortly!

Thanks bud! I'm downtown on the east side.

Thank you everyone for the help! I really appreciate it. I’ll get these replaced, but not sure it will fully solve my issue actually. My fj60 is diesel. the previous owner told me i need to always cycle the glow plugs to get it to start, even when its hot. sometimes, the glow plugs wont cycle...

https://vintageteqparts.com/collections/body-1/products/cable-battery-to-ground-28800b-r-battery-cable-90982-02207-r-negative-fits-fj60-8-80-10-85 I found these, but they're $130 a piece, plus shipping. I think I need 4. Do people think the cables are so special you can't just use generic...

If there's a time delay between turning the key and having the starter engage, what do you think that indicates?

Hi there - I'm looking to replace the battery terminals and wiring in my '84 FJ60. The terminals are corroded and the grounding wire on one of the batteries is very frayed. I found replacement wires on SOR, but they're really expensive, and used. I'd rather just buy something aftermarket. I'm...