HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[daniel.watters]

Need Help with wiring!!!!
I have a 1966FJ40. I bought thistruck off of ebay a couple months before returning home from Iraq. I have now been home for about two months now and I have not had the chance to even drive the truck once!

I burned some wires up in it and took it to a local mechanic. The mechanic CUT everything out and could not figure out how to install the new GENERIC wiring harness I bought for him to install. So, I took it to a so called auto-wiring expert here in Augusta, GA and now this guy is acting like he has no clue... He did mention that it would be a tedious job and he was going to charge me over a thousand dollars to do it when he gets around to it. He is confused by the 1st mechanic cuting out all of the original wiring and not being able to match it up with the EZ wiring harness i purchased.

Is this too great of a job to take on??? Is there anyone close to me that can do it for cheaper or help me rewire the truck? Is there a better wiring harness out there that will match up? Should I buy an old wiring harness out of an old truck? Thanks!

My cell is 706 513 8012 (Daniel) please call if you have any suggestions

 

[Trollhole]

Need Help with wiring!!!!
I have a 1966FJ40. I bought thistruck off of ebay a couple months before returning home from Iraq. I have now been home for about two months now and I have not had the chance to even drive the truck once!

I burned some wires up in it and took it to a local mechanic. The mechanic CUT everything out and could not figure out how to install the new GENERIC wiring harness I bought for him to install. So, I took it to a so called auto-wiring expert here in Augusta, GA and now this guy is acting like he has no clue... He did mention that it would be a tedious job and he was going to charge me over a thousand dollars to do it when he gets around to it. He is confused by the 1st mechanic cuting out all of the original wiring and not being able to match it up with the EZ wiring harness i purchased.

Is this too great of a job to take on??? Is there anyone close to me that can do it for cheaper or help me rewire the truck? Is there a better wiring harness out there that will match up? Should I buy an old wiring harness out of an old truck? Thanks!

My cell is 706 513 8012 (Daniel) please call if you have any suggestions

1k?

Run!

You can do it yourself and learn something.

Do you have a 66 diagram?

 

[71-CRUISER]

There arent many wires in a 66. Im sure we could get it streightened out for you and get it back on the road.
Give me a call tomorrow at 404-508-4800 and I would be happy to help you figure out what the next step should be.

 

[LDowney]

My first Cruiser was a '69 FJ40 and they do not have much in the way of wiring compared to the newer trucks. Since you took this truck to a mechanic rather than doing the electrical repairs yourself, you do not appear to be very comfortable with electrical problems. I am not comfortable with electrical problems, so I try to keep every thing that I can original so it matches up with the factory wiring diagrams. When the wires are original, they are color coded and even I have been able to figure out my electrical problems through the years. Therefore, I would recommend checking with CruiserDan to see if a new harness can be purchased through Toyota and/or look into used (through mud and even SOR).

Good luck and the mechanics that you described do not appear to have been at all good for you.