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Swap another battery in and prove toyota wrongIt's basically new (March), and Toyota refuses to warranty. Any thoughts?
I have another Group 24 (I'll want a 27) charging in the garage now.
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Swap another battery in and prove toyota wrongIt's basically new (March), and Toyota refuses to warranty. Any thoughts?
I have another Group 24 (I'll want a 27) charging in the garage now.
It starts with a jump box this shouldn't be a cable problem.Have you checked all the cables to the starter?
Yes, that was one of the very first things. Wire brushed both.Edit: Also, have you cleaned/wirebrushed the battery terminals and the terminal connection on the cables?.
Have you tried measuring for a voltage drop from the battery post to the cable terminal?Yes, that was one of the very first things. Wire brushed both.
I have problem incurring those, thanks.
As opposed to just ignoring the suggestions that folks are giving you, perhaps it's time to do a little troubleshooting. For that to be successful, you need to start at the beginning. Or you could just continue to ignore suggestions and keep guessing.Why would a jump on the battery terminals work prefectly well with faulty fusible links?
As opposed to just ignoring the suggestions that folks are giving you, perhaps it's time to do a little troubleshooting.
That is a weird pic for sure. Not the newest terminal, but I've ordered new ones that @Mark W recommended.There is no way that battery terminal could be considered clean. Create a watery paste of baking soda and water in a small container and soak the cable end and battery clamp for several minutes and afterwards dump it over the battery terminal to neutralize the acid and corrosion.
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Have you tried measuring for a voltage drop from the battery post to the cable terminal?
Like this.
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Don't attempt to start it, just turn on the headlights, with high beams, and measure with the two probes as shown in the picture. Now, my meter is set to millivolts, so that's 1.3mV of drop from the post to the terminal even with a good connection. It's tiny, but it IS measureable.
Your meter may not measure millivolts but that's ok, if there's a bad connection it will probably present as whole-Volts.
Do this for both positive and negative terminals.
Good luck.
I also vote for the terminals. What's with the ground and those two extra cables coming off it?
Is that OEM? I don't have it on mine so assume it's not, but really I don't know for sure.
I use those same terminals on my builds. Nothing wrong with them. Once again swap the battery out.Those terminals are old leaded marine terminals. Just one extra wire there and I've run it to the body panel for extra ground a long time ago.
I asked you to check all 3 fusible links. You checked 2 of them.Jon, I have no idea why you think I'm armcharing this. Is there a suggestion you feel I've ignored?
I already have my money on the battery being the problemI'm betting battery.
Jon, you want fusible links, or...?
Who wants terminals/cables, and who wants alternator?