electrical

When I activate the high beams the left headlight fuse blows. Low beams are normal and all other lights and electronics function as they should AFAIK. I have removed the instrument panel and located the common ground which seems to be the source of a lot of electrical gremlins. I don’t see...

Howdy! I recently purchased a December 78 and it has some interesting wiring (I know, I know, they all do). Currently I have the battery out while I am baselining the truck and when I put it back together I don't want to A. Fry the new stuff and B. I want to put it back together "correctly"...

Hi Everyone, I recently installed (3-months ago) all new ignition coils on my GX470. In the past 3 months, however, I’ve had 4 of the inviting coils go bad. Cylinder 2 then 7 then 6 then 3. I’m wondering what the heck could be going on here. I replaced the spark plugs at the same time also. No...

Doing some chassis electrical modification, I'll definitely do a write up on that even if just to stroke my own ego. But it seem the PO has been thinking (a dangerous pastime indeed) and came up with an idea. Now I pose to you, the people who have seen everything under the sun: What the hell...

I need help with wiring my new stereo and amp together. For my stereo I've purchased a double din JVC KW-X840BTS, for my amp I have the Kenwood KAC-M1814 400W, and I have a wiring harness adapter, the METRA 70-1882. According to the Kenwood wiring diagram, the yellow power wire for the amp can...

TL;DR - I believe my front left suspension damper is stuck at the stiffest setting, causing bad ride quality. This is my first post here, and I'm only posting because I think I've read every AHC thread there is. I have a 2000 LX470 with 145,000 miles, and I'm trying to troubleshoot terrible...

Hi, long time lurker. My 2001 LX470 is not starting. I will try to explain the best I can, not a great mechanic and a worse electrician. Vehicle details: 2001 LX470, 270,000 miles, stock other than BFGK02 wheels, light bar and aftermarket pioneer radio. Did a water crossing on Mojave road, was...

Hi everyone. Long talk lurker, first time poster. I searched the forums but couldn't find an answer to my current challenges. I have a 2003 LX470 and the battery died out of the blue yesterday. The truck wouldn't start and took two jump packs connected to crank. I had the battery checked and it...

Hi all, I posted recently asking for help about trying to add a BT45-TOY bluetooth adapter to my 2006 LX470. In short, I was connecting the BT45 correctly (to my knowledge) but was not seeing any bluetooth signal on my phone. I reached out to USA Spec, and their first question was whether the...

My mother has a beautiful 2013 Ecco Boost F150. Absolutely no problems what so ever, until a man who claimed to be a mechanic got ahold of it. The A/C wasnt as cold as it had been but the compressor kicked on and off as it's supposed to with no problems other then the temp of the A/C so he tried...

Wondering if anyone can shed some light on what this set of wires on the RHS wheel well does? Also if anyone has any recommendations for auto electricians in the Melbourne area? L

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Howdy y'all! A few days ago I went to try to start my car (it's my daily, probably sat for a day?), had power and everything, I went to turn the key and nothing. No click, power is gone, no sound. So I look up some stuff saying it could be a starter problem so I get parts to replace within...

I'm looking for a spare fuse block cover for the fuse/relay block under the hood on the drivers side. I used my spare harness to make an auxiliary fuse-relay block and now I can't find the damn cap.

Hello everyone, first time poster here! About two weeks ago I finally managed to get a 1993 FZJ80 and join the LC club (lifelong Toyota owner though). The truck has some things that needed to be addressed and fixed that I was aware of and most of those fixes are coming along seamlessly. However...

Hi all, I have a HDJ80 24 valve manual which cranks but won't start, I have been searching far and wide for an answer with no joy. Any ideas? The immobilizer has been removed, which strangely was wired to the starter, and the ignition fuse has no power, although it still won't start if I wire...

We had a good bit of rain here in SoCal today. At about 5pm this evening, my wife and I noticed that the LC's parking lights were on. The lights weren't on at 4pm when I got home from work (rode my bike). They weren't on when I left for work this morning. Nobody has driven the truck this...

Recently, I purchased a 1973 Toyota FJ40 with the intent to rebuild it with my 14 old Son as a project car. We have a spark problem that has gotten both of us scratching our heads. I have replaced the starter solenoid, ballast resistor, rotor button, and rotor cap. Also, we replaced the coil...

What's up guys, Just got my FJ60 as somewhat of an heirloom from my uncle since he passed. Im only 18, but I have a decent knowledge of how to work on cars, but this has me and my dad(a much better mechanic) stumped. When we first got it and put some new fuel in it, started and ran fine. My dad...

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