I was driving in a pretty big rain storm when my e-brake light & fuel light came on together. Now they won't go out unless I take they key out. Any Ideas?

Update: I disconnected the battery to see if somehow the lights might reset, but it did not work...I don't seem to have any dimming of the lights or really any other symtoms of a faulty alternator, but I am still not rulling it out. I am adding some pics also.




1985 extra cab 4x4
thanks
joe

 

Didn't know there was a fuel light on the '85s, mine does not have one. But if e-brake and charge light, see below:
-http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/maintenance/alternator_brushes/

 

updated

 

Well, I decided to flush the cooling system and change the coolant. While I was doing this I tried to start the truck and no joy. I pulled the alt. and it smelled burnt. I installed a new one and the lights on the dash went out and the truck started right up. No problems since.

 

ok I know im bringing up an over 4 year old thread I did a search and it led me to this , but are there any 85 4 runners that have a fuel light , im not sure if mine does or not and my fuel gauge bounces around when im driving it so I cant tell exactly how much fuel I really have . 4Crawler says he doesnt have one anyone else? thanks

 

May have started in '86:
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...-light-251170/

At least there is a photo of where the low fuel indicator is, maybe a flashlight on the gauge face would show if there is anything there.

 

I will try that out, thanks

 

I have two 87 4Runners neither has a low fuel light.

 

I'm pretty sure that the low fuel was part of the SR5 package, my 86 Pickup has it, but it also has map lights factory sunroof etc. the easiest way to tell if your truck has this option is to look at the fuel gauge sending unit on the tank. If it has three wires then there is a low fuel light, if it only has 2 wires then no low fuel light.

 

oh ok , I will have to look for that , thanks

 

ok well i looked with a flash light and i dont have a low fuel light on the cluster and I only have 2 wires that go to the fuel sender not 3 , so no go for me