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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    Sounds like a bunch of Voodoo to me. :dizzy:

    But it's probably a good thing I crawled under the van because I noticed another fun problem coming my way: my left front strut appears to be leaking...
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    Re: Removing the Previa HVAC panel

    You shouldn't need it to get at the blower switch.
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    No, alas, I'm not that smart. I just ran it to the nearest bolt in the body.




    Thank you for posting this because I've been meaning to track down the place where battery ground meets engine...
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    I switched the OIL LVL and MAIN yesterday, and nothing changed so at least I've definitively ruled out the relay itself. Could still be the connectors I suppose but I will rule that out and think it...
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

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    The MAIN relay gets quite hot, definitely hotter than the other 3 similar (round metal) relays most of the time. The FR-HTR (HI) relay also gets hot when the blower is on.

    My FOG...
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    I removed the blower fuse just to see if that had any effect. I still get some very slight and very tolerable dimming, but so far no shut-offs or starting problems. Weather is such that I don't need...
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    Problem getting worse, more frequent no-starts, twice yesterday and twice today. I'm not sure when it blew but I noticed my coolant temp gauge illuminator bulb was dead before my trip. Today I...
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    Crying out like a cat doesn't give us much to go on
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    One of these days/weeks before I do the return trip I will do some more testing. I made it cross country, some 1800 miles, but not without incident. It only died once (while parked), but new things...
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    I wonder if I'm overlooking the obvious. We know my blower was disconnected and rewired by the previous idiot because of some problem. The harness was cut, and the cut wires are dead, the assumption...
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    I called the store and they said they test for ripple but their $600 meter only mentions it if its excessive, and they didn't know what the bar was for being "excessive." Then I went and had it done...
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    I measured the AC across the terminals several times just now, and even read the manual on my cheapie, misnamed Smart Electrician Digital multimeter to make sure I was doing it right. I was. It came...
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    Well onward I march. I found this question and answer intriguing, although it isn't Previa related.

    https://www.justanswer.com/toyota/4a2yg-toyota-solara-car-stalls-when-heater-fan-turned.html...
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    Well this is why I hate electrics. :LOL2:

    I guess its impossible to say then whether the jury-rigged thicker-but-longer blower wiring has more or less resistance than it should.
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    Stopped for Chinese take out tonight and when I got back in the van had inadequate power to turn over, just a faint faint faint flicker of dash lights, then dead. I turned it off completely, 10...
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    I've driven the Previa for the first couple of times at night since doing all of the above, and it seems much better. When I brake, the headlight dimming is still there but its minimal. I no longer...
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    Oh that. That was from my younger, wealthier days when I did a lot of roaming around and Previa camping. But thank you for the offer! I used to visit the PNW every year, and I still try every year,...
  18. Re: Yahoo Previa Group Files now available in easlily readable form

    This is awesome Dan. I had the previous incarnation but it was pretty difficult, this is waaaaay easier. Thank you for doing this! :drive::clap:

    I don't use windows but Thunderbird can read and...
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    There isn't. I get DC 15v reading when I place one probe on the battery side screw of the alt fuse and 1 probe on the alternator side screw of the alt fuse. I don't understand why you think I should...
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    I'm still working through your previous post for now. I got my analog meter working (bad fuse) and it has a 10v option but I haven't used that range yet. From your previous post



    So I'm still...
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    I guess I'm about to put my electrical ignorance on full display again, but I'm over it.

    Why should I expect to get such tiny voltage (1/4-1/2v) across that fuse even with things running? I would...
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    This mornings readings were without anything running. I tested again tonight with everything running-brakes on, lights on, blowers on, radio on flashers and both wipers on, but with wipers or...
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    Same result today. I am only picking up 0.03v or so probing across that Alt fuse. I will follow through on my threat to replace it today, if the snow lets me get to a parts store.

    Kind of...
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    Yeah the screws are there, they just weren't shown in the picture. But I can easily measure across them because the block isn't bolted down. I just tried it quickly and got extremely low voltage...
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    Still trying to understand what you are asking here. Language like "common" and "low side" are Greek to me, but I'm guessing you mean the black probe, and the "high side" would be the red? Once we...
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    Going back to John's post, here are pictures of my fuse block that may help me understand what he was suggesting I do.


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    This is the inboard side, the cable runs from the alt fuse to the...
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    I tried these tests except for using fast idle, although I could probably do that if I cut a piece of wood the right length.

    For some reason my analog meter wouldn't read ac or dc volts, so I had...
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    I traced that conduit a bit more. Another wire the same size as the alt1 wire emerges and bolts to the top of the alternator (worth noting the alt1 end is white wire and the alternator end is black)...
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    That dusty connector on the alt1 fuse ring connector (would that be "C" -->>> EA1 in the top schematic?) runs to ground somewhere, I presume, because the other alt1 fuse ring connector goes straight...
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    Sadly, I don't quite understand much of your very helpful post but maybe a light bulb will go in my brain on as I clean up other things I've discovered.

    I took the fuse block out, so I'll post...
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    My analog low range is 10v, then 50. My digital low range is 20v.

    I am clear on the fuse block and the 2 fuses but I am not clear what you mean by the connection between the ALT and AM1

    Do...
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    Yes, those still cause dimming with the STOP fuse pulled, whether off or with engine running above idle.

    I want to clarify my comment about other things causing dimming. The brakes always had...
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    No. It does not dim with that fuse removed.
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    By the eyeball test I would have to say the headlights dim equally when applying the brakes.
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    Drat. Tried the fusible link switch, no go. I found some sketchy connections on one headlight wire, but rewired those and no change. Well maybe it helped reduce resistance a little, only time and a...
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    Will check those out, just saw this curious comment on a Craigslist Previa "dent in the tailgate was causing the battery to drain, so we put a cut-off switch on the battery, and that works well."
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    Nope. No change with different links. I also disconnected the radio and blower to see if they were involved, nope and nope. :pissed:
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    The fusible link connections all look clean, but a couple fusible link "filaments" (if that's what they are called) including the MAIN are severely corroded. Not sure if that could cause the problem...
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    I think they just check the voltage output, but we did put it under load with all electricals turned on
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    Re: lights/power/voltage drops

    I did have the (old) battery and alternator tested at 2 different parts stores, though I can't say exactly what tests their device did. The battery showed a loss of cranking power but it was...
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    lights/power/voltage drops

    Ughh

    I'm getting pronounced dimming of all lights (headlight, dash, you name it) when anything else draws power-brakes, signals, fan. The van actually shut off the other night when I turned the...
  42. Re: 97 LE stalling with P0125, P0171 and P401 codes

    Or old or aftermarket wires, or injectors. I recently had a 302 on my 97 4runner and found the old wire completely rotted through. Always use OEM. Mine were OEM but I can''t remember if I've ever...
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    Re: Replacing a Previa head gasket.

    Good news. That's a job I never want to do myself.
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    Re: oil sensor wiring

    Um, no I didn't and no it isn't. :LOL2: I didn't snap the connector fully into place, but now I did and everything is working as it should. :dance2: :bluevan:
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    Re: oil sensor wiring

    Actually that's probably what I will do anyway. I had been driving with the oil level light flashing and pump disconnected for months, and I wasn't worried. I only noticed the connector wires were...
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    Re: oil sensor wiring

    It must have been used at least once, on my JDM. :)>: But maybe they just used it as an oil pan plug, like I'm doing with a broken one on my parts van. Who knows if it ever worked. I'm sure I could...
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    Re: oil sensor wiring

    Just for yucks I tried to run it with only the two wires hooked up, and I got the same frantic "oil level" blinking I had when I started this repair. Oh well, worth a try, but the pictures below will...
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    Re: oil sensor wiring

    Yeah my bracket is completely gone, along with the head of the bolt that secures it. Having lots of fun now trying to drill it out. Drill battery on recharge, having barely made a dimple in it. After...
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    Re: oil sensor wiring

    Interesting. It does, maybe answer my question if Toyota deciding they didn't need the OMS is what happened. But if that is what happened, it must have only been in Japan (maybe post 97?) because my...
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    oil sensor wiring

    I managed to break the wires off of my oil level sensor connector right at the connector, leaving me looking for ways to fix it. I was able to remove the terminals so I now have a way to repair it...
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