1977 fj40 Po spliced the white blue white in dash and connected it to one terminal on 30 amp ammeter. He then ran new 10 gauge wire from battery to other ammeter terminal Converting to 50 ammeter on new cluster. My understanding is I need to install 50 amp shunt. I want to install...
Baed on your instructions the results are as follows:
Black to alternator frame red to regulator chasis
Idle +35 mv
Idle lights on 75mv
Engine at 2000 rpm 350 mv
Engine at 2000 rpm with lights on 225 mv
Further reserach shows that the B wire from the alternatr goes directly to the battery Through a two battery selctor switch which think i am going to remove as I only have one battery. It just complicates things. I alos noticed that the E wire from the back of the alternaotr is grounded to...
when you say from the frame to inside fender. Can you clarify. Should there be one from the baterry "-" to frame or inside fender or from the insider fender to the frame. Any suggestion on where to look on inside fender as I dont see one.
I was just able to take some readings on...
I replaced the voltage regulator and still am getting high volatge readings. I suspect it is a ground issue. Can anyone point me in the right direction for steps to test wires in system? My guess is the regulator is experiencing a drain and thinks it needs to increae output. ANy help is...
I replaced the volatge regualtor with no success this weekend. Still getting 17 volts out of alternator. Battery was starting to boil. I bypassed the "two battery switch as i only have one battery" and it reduced voltage down to 12.5. I can't tell if if is actaully charging my battery or...
I installed a new radio and have been having issues with speakers cutting out when engine is above idle speed. I checked the the voltage on the battery and all is good at 12.5 with engine off I then started engine and tested voltage which came in at 17.4. As suspected the voltage increased...
Replacing booster in 40. I bought one from junk yard from 94 celica gt. only issue is the booster only has two bolts on front where it connects to master cylinder. Looks like I may just you mater cylinder as well. I got it for free as part of deal. The rear brake line appears to go through a...
I have recently purchased a 77 LC with front disk brakes. The brakes work well but the brake pedal is extremley hard to push down.
The vaccum line was disconnected from the brake booster. I suspect that is why the brakes are hard. I reconnected the vaccum line last night. It seems to...