Hello everyone, I recently had my fj80 (1991) parked for a month or so because I was using my other vehicle to commute, recently I tried to start it and it wouldn't even click so I took down the starter and rebuilt it.
When I took it off I ran it straight from the battery and it was stuck so like I mentioned before I rebuilt it and it runs strong. So a long story short I went ahead and installed it and it wouldn't even click so I started it by shorting it out (ignition signal and positive from starter) directly and it fired right up but it seems the other cable that goes to the starter is not sending a signal so it is not firing through the ignition switch.
I haven't gotten a chance to check it with a multimeter and see if it is sending a voltage or not. I checked the fuses and everything is fine so I wonder if anyone knows through where that cable is routed through or if someone has had experience with something like this before.
Battery and everything else is fine as it will start by shorting the connector and main 12v source.
I am thankful and I hope you can help.
Gio.
When I took it off I ran it straight from the battery and it was stuck so like I mentioned before I rebuilt it and it runs strong. So a long story short I went ahead and installed it and it wouldn't even click so I started it by shorting it out (ignition signal and positive from starter) directly and it fired right up but it seems the other cable that goes to the starter is not sending a signal so it is not firing through the ignition switch.
I haven't gotten a chance to check it with a multimeter and see if it is sending a voltage or not. I checked the fuses and everything is fine so I wonder if anyone knows through where that cable is routed through or if someone has had experience with something like this before.
Battery and everything else is fine as it will start by shorting the connector and main 12v source.
I am thankful and I hope you can help.
Gio.