lost all power
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lost all power
so my sister has a 99 4runner 2wd and was driving down the road and the runner just quit. she said it sputtered a little bit then as she was coming down a small hit the engine died. she says she thought she saw the abs light or maybe the battery light come on but cant remember. once she came to a stop she went to restart it and she had no power. she has no dash lights or buzzers or anything. i checked the fuses under the hood and all looked to be intact. i tried to jump start it with my truck and as soon as i hooked the cables up to my truck and then to hers they sparked like the 4th of july. i checked to make sure i didnt cross polarity and it was correct. so then i grab eda spare battery that she had for the camping trailer and hook it up and it does the same thing. as soon as the - cable tuched the - terminal it tried to weld it self. anyone know what is going on here? also how do you shift it out of park when you go no power?
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What does it do when you try to start it? (do any lights/stereo turn on, absolutely no lights, etc.)
Do you have a voltmeter/ohmeter? if so check the voltage at the battery.
I would start by checking the major wires for a short (i.e. starter cable and alternator cable)
A more crude way to find a short like this is to measure the resistance between the two battery terminals (without the battery installed) and wiggle wires till the resistance changes - thats where your short is
Do you have a voltmeter/ohmeter? if so check the voltage at the battery.
I would start by checking the major wires for a short (i.e. starter cable and alternator cable)
A more crude way to find a short like this is to measure the resistance between the two battery terminals (without the battery installed) and wiggle wires till the resistance changes - thats where your short is
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well she had it towed to a shop yesterday and they found the problem after a little searching. the starter had somehow shorted out and when it did this the power was directly grounded and it got so hot that it burned a hole in the side of it. i wish she would have gotten pictures. they replaced the starter and all is well now.
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