1984 Toyota pickup--starting and/or electrical problems

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Duke_In_Texas - 20 Sep 2005 17:42 GMT

1984 Toyota pickup with the trusty 22R engine. Had to replace the
alternator.Battery's good, but was running out of juice due to alternator
not charging. Anyways, pulled in up in the drive, and installed new
alternator. But, once everything was back together, only headlights and
hazard lights work. Turn the key, and only "charge" light comes on. Had an
open fusible link, but managed to work with it to get continuity. Still
wondering about the voltage regular. The inside looked fairly clean, but
not exactly sure how bad the points might be, even after testing it.
Anyways, all other fuses are good, and all connections I've checked so far
are good. Now I'm just mad and frustrated. Never run into this in all the
Toyota pickups I've owned. Anyone run into this before, seen it on someone
else's, or had the same problem of your own? Whatever y'all think it might
be, throw it out there. I'm very open to any ideas right now. Thanks.

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davidj92 - 20 Sep 2005 22:37 GMT

> 1984 Toyota pickup with the trusty 22R engine. Had to replace the
> alternator.Battery's good, but was running out of juice due to
> alternator not charging. Anyways, pulled in up in the drive, and
> installed new alternator. But, once everything was back together,
> only headlights and hazard lights work. Turn the key, and only
> "charge" light comes on.

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If everything worked, except battery was not being charged, before you
replaced alternator then it should work after replacement. I'd say you've
missed a wire or connection somewhere. Go back over all connections and
check to make sure they are good, all sockets and pins are good and you
didn't miss a wire. Also use a dielectric grease on all plug connections.
HTH, davidj92

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Dave Watchorn - 29 Sep 2005 03:00 GMT

>1984 Toyota pickup with the trusty 22R engine. Had to replace the
>alternator.Battery's good, but was running out of juice due to alternator
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>else's, or had the same problem of your own? Whatever y'all think it might
>be, throw it out there. I'm very open to any ideas right now. Thanks.

I don't understand what you mean by working with an open fusible link.
Continuity in a link doesn't guarantee that it can handle voltage. I'd
check the power on both sides of the fusible link circuit and try to
bridge the one that was burnt with a large wire. It may cure the
problem.

HTH

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