Sometimes the dashboard Charge Lamp on my '84 FJ60 does not light when I turn on the ignition. Without a lit Charge Lamp, the cruiser wont run properly, and I fry my alternator. We've changed the Charge Lamp relay, alternator, checked all voltage, checked grounds, corrected shorts, checked the wire-harness to ignition switch, etc. ( Jim Dickey and I have spent hours and hours and hours on this). The truck runs perfectly when the Charge Lamp is lit at start. Perfectly.
When the truck hasn't run for a while, the Charge Lamp lights at start almost every time and the truck runs without a hitch. But after about an hour of driving, the truck stalls (stops charging properly). When I try to re-start the engine, the Charge Lamp will not light, and the truck will stall if I start the engine without a lit Charge Lamp.
I've spent many an hour in a parking lot switching the ignition on and off until the Charge Lamp lights, at which point the truck runs perfectly and I can drive away, until it stalls again.
We've racked our brains on this. Has anyone out there experienced a similar problem and found a fix? MP
When the truck hasn't run for a while, the Charge Lamp lights at start almost every time and the truck runs without a hitch. But after about an hour of driving, the truck stalls (stops charging properly). When I try to re-start the engine, the Charge Lamp will not light, and the truck will stall if I start the engine without a lit Charge Lamp.
I've spent many an hour in a parking lot switching the ignition on and off until the Charge Lamp lights, at which point the truck runs perfectly and I can drive away, until it stalls again.
We've racked our brains on this. Has anyone out there experienced a similar problem and found a fix? MP