DewDog

Well I went out to start my 4runner yesturday, and it did not crank over at all. So I took my battery out and brought it inside to charge it up. After charging the battery for the whole night, I then cleaned it with baking soda just to make sure I wasn't getting a voltage draw on top of my battery. When I installed the battery into the truck, I just installed the positive side post terminal. I then just took my test light from the negative battery post to the negative battery terminal. My test light would come on really bright and then go dim. Looks like a security light blinking in a vehicle. I started to pull the fuses in fuse block under the hood and nothing would get rid of the draw. I will look at it tomorrow with my DMM and give you guys an amperage reading too. Just wondering if anyone else has had this problem? I will keep you guys updated on this one.

My 1996 SR5 4runner is bone stock, except an indash cd player which was in the truck when I bought it.

DewDog

OK so I am getting .45amps from the draw, I pulled the 40 amp fuse AM1 and the draw stopped, now I just have to find out what is connected to this fuse circuit. Any thoughts or wiring diagrams would help.

DewDog

I found the problem. A couple of wires for the back power window were touching each other. Fixed the wires with some solder and used heat shrink tube on the wires.

sam333

Thats a handy test everyone should know.