81 fj43 won't start, just click click (1 Viewer)

[John McVicker]

Yes @Nolacajun75 thats great!

 

[John McVicker]

Regarding your fuel gauge, see if this video helps you.

 

[Nolacajun75]

Glad to hear that you've fixed it.
If you haven't changed anything as such, then the problem was probably corrosion where the connector mates - follow Charlie's advice to avoid it returning.
If you don't have the round connector then I'm sure you can buy one from Matt.
Otherwise it will be a real hack job soldering onto those brass pins.

Remove those bodged wires to the broken regulator - the PCB should do everything you need one you have s new fuel gauge. Clean the pcb with a stiff paint brush and some alcohol first.

And please remove that speaker wire from the battery before you burn the whole thing to the ground.
It should be connected to the ignition "on" pin on that green connector (I think).

Thanks I appreciate it. What is the PCB you're talking about? Is that the back of the gauge cluster?

I did remove the speaker wire. I put the proper gauge wire with a fuse as well just in case. I also cleaned up all my other wires and installed the fusible link as well. Now everything coming off the battery has either a fusible link or a fuse. I feel a lot better now with that.

Yeah, I guess it was either little corrosion but I think when I installed the ignition switch it was not in there correctly and jammed itself up somehow and when I took it apart and put it back in I think I freed something in there but I'm keeping my old one in the glove boxes to spare. That way I can at least start it with a screwdriver.
Thank you so much