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Old Jul 10, 2013 | 06:41 PM
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Please!!!! I need help electrical short

All dash board lights go on then stay on for awhile and when I hit the brakes they all disappear and everything goes back to normal but let off the brakes and hit the gas the lights come on and the radio turns off and stays off till I hit the brakes then comes back on. But when it's in park and on just sitting there idling the radio stays on and every things normal not sure what's wrong I replace both batteri cables and batteri and still does this stuff.

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Old Jul 10, 2013 | 06:54 PM
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start with year make and model
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Old Jul 10, 2013 | 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by bone collector
start with year make and model
It's a 1991 Toyota four runner 2gen 4x4 v6
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Old Jul 10, 2013 | 09:12 PM
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Everything worked fine till the battery holder broke then the front of the truck busted the battery open cause I was missing the windshield washer reservoir And battery acid and water came out and the windshield wipers would just turn on by them selves then go off, well the wind sheild wipers work normal now but still have a short some where cause dash board lights go on some times all of them or just 3 of them but push the brake pedal down and they dissaper and everything is back to normal till i let off and the gas
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Old Jul 10, 2013 | 09:14 PM
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Last part was suppose to be.... let off and hit the gas.....
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Old Jul 10, 2013 | 10:52 PM
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I would look at the light harness around where your battery broke.

Since the fuse block is also right there look at those wires wires as well for damage.

if you don`t find any time to get out the schematics and the Meter and chase down the circuits.

Was there any damage in the fuse block in the cab caused by this adventure??

Does this vehicle have any alarm or the left over parts of one ???
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Old Jul 11, 2013 | 05:40 PM
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I would look at the light harness around where your battery broke.

Since the fuse block is also right there look at those wires wires as well for damage.

if you don`t find any time to get out the schematics and the Meter and chase down the circuits.

Was there any damage in the fuse block in the cab caused by this adventure??

Does this vehicle have any alarm or the left over parts of one ???
No there's no alarm and never was, the fuse box by the driver side door is ok everything seems find I
Will check the fuse wires to the fuse box by the battery
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Old Jul 25, 2013 | 10:06 PM
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Update the wire leading from battery to fuse box was bad in a area but now when I hit the gas the battery light the oil temp light and emergency brake light come on let off the gas and they go away but some time randomly come and go to also when all 3 lights come on radio turns off and loses power anyone have a idea what is happening to my 91 four runner v6 4x4???
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Old Jul 25, 2013 | 10:07 PM
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By losing power I mean all power to radio by the way
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Old Jul 25, 2013 | 10:24 PM
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Sounds like you still have problems from your battery sliding and breaking.

either a bad ground connection ( most likely)or one of the other wires is not making a good connection .

It could very well be the one coming off the B terminal of the alternator

You do have a meter ?? The schematics of your vehicle ??

Even with those it can be work to find these problems.

It takes time
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