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LeonDaneko
05-27-2025, 04:56 AM
Hey everyone,

Im currently 'living' out of my 1986 2wd as I attend flight school (only 3.5 hours from where I live) I ised to be a Tech and obviously wanted a career change. So last time I paid someone to work on my van... they wrapped the charge wire from the alternator around my Exhaust Manifold and i had to buy a brand new Denso for like $405 Canadian (im lucky i still have a van after the fire) I rewired every wire affected and now the Van Runs probably better than it ever has since I have owned it. But there is a parasitic draw, the START fuse did pop. Once replaced it was fine, but now i can take it out and start the van with no hesitstion... i imagine it is not supposed to do that... any help would be greatly appreciated.

Jan-Willem
05-27-2025, 07:59 AM
Hmm maybe I am reading it wrong, but if I look at the wiring diagram, it seems the starter fuse is between the battery and the cold start injector, not between the battery and the starter
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felorod
05-29-2025, 02:22 AM
I'm only seeing this reference to the starter fuse, but I'm missing it in the actual schematic.