Impending Vortec Swap (3 Viewers)

[einstein]

How hard is that steering wheel recovering?

Took about 2 hours, wasnt the hardest, looks monumentally better. I got it off amazon. Amazon.com - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B086BMFCKM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

 

[einstein]

Put on some fj cruiser trail team bronze wheels with some 315x75x16 km3. Had to run 2 inch spacers to clear the center caps. Also got the stock wheels polished. Found a local guy that polished truck wheels dropped them off and had them back a week later, turned out great. Have the same wheels on my 87 Ramjet Fj60 and my 77 Fj40. Next up I need to find some skid plates debating on some delta skids or also open to some other options.

 

[Inukshuk]

starter wiring question, ih1 pin 21, b-w should be the starter wire to the solenoid. should also be 12v when on start and 0v when "on"? correct? helping @AWESOMEvoltron wire his swap up and we were reading 12v from that wire when "on" and "start". is there another wire to tap or are we going about this all wrong?

Correct on description. Should be +12v only when in start position. This is the signal from the ignition switch to the actual starter to engage/start. It is pre-park/neutral switch.. after that switch it is black/red and should only see +12v if the shifter is in Park or Neutral.

I would make sure it's not backfeeding from somewhere else.. disconnect the ECU connectors and cruise computer connectors then recheck. If still acting weird, check at the ignition switch.

From a quick scan of the ECU and Starting/ignition EWD I don't see anything else obvious that it could be.

Just gotta laugh when I read a post I missed that would have saved me hours of grief figuring this out!
Yep, my 1996 LX 450 was also backfeeding to the B-W starter solenoid wire from the cruise control ECU. Apparent purpose back in 1996 was to cut cruise control is the driver turned the key to start. Cruise control was primitive back then. The low amperage (barely register-able) was not enough to activate the land cruiser but was enough to trigger the GM ECU.

Hope this helps someone else!

 

[einstein]

Gotta get this A/C hooked up its cooking hot.