1994 4runner Power problem
10-01-2017, 06:04 PM
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It's acting really really weird had full power but it wouldn't even attempt to turn over when I would turn to start it would be like turning it off a friend of mine said that it would be the starter or the positive wire going from the battery to the starter because later on that day I hooked up the Brad new battery and very little power would be going threw
10-01-2017, 06:15 PM
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Where are the periods?
How do you know power is not getting anywhere? Troubleshooting for two days without a multi-meter is a waste of time. Two days costs more than the $7 you could have spent at Harbor Freight for a multi-meter.
Make a simple list of what work and what do not work. Not wordy, just a simple list.
Make a simple list of what work and what do not work. Not wordy, just a simple list.
10-01-2017, 07:01 PM
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Then you're in luck! https://www.harborfreight.com/7-func...ter-90899.html
Use the $2.50 you just saved and buy a box of periods. Your postings are completely incomprehensible. If you don't know how to use a multimeter, you have to learn how. Posting here will only get people like RAD4Runner to give you voltages and continuities to look for; he's not going to hold your hand.
Use the $2.50 you just saved and buy a box of periods. Your postings are completely incomprehensible. If you don't know how to use a multimeter, you have to learn how. Posting here will only get people like RAD4Runner to give you voltages and continuities to look for; he's not going to hold your hand.
10-01-2017, 07:37 PM
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Cable ends have been cleaned many many many times when hooked up to jumper cables very little power tracked threw anything it's like a flashlight where the battery is about to die where it's just not enough to power and that was with the street that's in and the battery out of my 87
How clean is clean? In my book, clean is bare, shiny metal tightly touching bare, shiny metal.
LOL!
10-02-2017, 07:49 AM
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I have never seen a fuse that couldn't be replaced without disassembling the fuse box. they either pull out or are screwed down with easily accessible screws. Maybe you should post some pictures, and while you're at it, did you blow the fuse during your troubleshooting or did you find that this was your problem all along? Did you get a meter? There are people on this site that can teach you a lot, but if you don't have a meter or are unwilling to learn how to use it there is no way to help you with electrical diagnostics.
10-02-2017, 07:56 AM
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I've never done it, but this write-up seems pretty clear to me:
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...cement-228307/
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...cement-228307/
10-02-2017, 07:56 PM
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Okay here is where I stand I have a yota buddy he's pretty sure that it's the positive running to the starter that's messed up but another friend of mine was looking at it, he works at AutoZone and I know that doesn't make him a mechanic haha. But he thinks it's the voltage regulator.
10-02-2017, 09:18 PM
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Your yota buddy is "pretty sure"
.. Now you need to be positively, absolutely sure. How do you do that? By using your multi-meter and your senses of sight and touch. Metal looks shiny? Feels smooth and clean? Connections feel tight? See the electrons running to one spot? Do they keep on going, or do they stop? OOPS, sorry... you're gonna need the multi-meter to "watch" the electrons run.
10-02-2017, 09:33 PM
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How do you know the battery is fine?
When you turn on the headlights, do you see how fast the electrons ran?
If you saw them run but stop somewhere, that somewhere is your problem.
Why did you get a new 80-amp fuse?
What makes you think replacing the 80-amp fuse will fix your problem?
How did you know it's bad? Did you see the electrons run then stop at the 80-amp fuse as if it were a collapsed bridge?
How much did the new 80-amp cost compared to a multimeter?
I'm trying to stress afew points here. "Pretty sure" or "thinks" troubleshooting will result in "pretty expensive fix that may or may not solve your problem"
If you don't have a multi-meter or are not willing to learn, then it's not your business to troubleshoot an electrical problem. Take it to a competent and honest electrician/mech.
When you turn on the headlights, do you see how fast the electrons ran?
If you saw them run but stop somewhere, that somewhere is your problem.
Why did you get a new 80-amp fuse?
What makes you think replacing the 80-amp fuse will fix your problem?
How did you know it's bad? Did you see the electrons run then stop at the 80-amp fuse as if it were a collapsed bridge?
How much did the new 80-amp cost compared to a multimeter?
I'm trying to stress afew points here. "Pretty sure" or "thinks" troubleshooting will result in "pretty expensive fix that may or may not solve your problem"
If you don't have a multi-meter or are not willing to learn, then it's not your business to troubleshoot an electrical problem. Take it to a competent and honest electrician/mech.
11-11-2017, 05:42 PM
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She's fixed!!
All right y'all it's been awhile since I posted about the 4runner today i changed out the positive terminal connected it to the battery turned the key and it fired right up no problem that k you all for the help!!
