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i couldn't find any writing on the back of the steel rim when I took it off and put the new tires in. I sure hope i don't need a spare before i get back home, where I can compare it to known Previa...

Clean the mouse nest out of the intake? :)

I've started my parts van after sitting for a year. It acts like that and may take a few tries to stay running but it always starts and gets to humming...

I checked the alloy rim and it says ET38, which presumably means 38 mm offset. I won't know what the steelie offset is until I take it off when my new tires arrive, assuming it's even stamped on the...

That first link is where I found the specs. I just bought these new 215/65 15's last year so that's what I'll be sticking with for now. Somewhere in the back of my mind I've toyed with the idea of...

But, I just discovered that my spare rim has the wrong offset, it seems. So I still need to find a rim. I can only tighten the nuts about 3 full turns before they bottom out.

PHEW! My damaged rims are usable. Cancel 1/2 of the emergency.

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Had a bit of a run-in with something you shouldn't run into, and I'm pretty certain at least one and maybe two of my aluminum rims are toast. I know the two tires (215/65r15, brand new in August) are...

The bolt on some models are smaller than the holes, so the bolts go through the brake lines which would be inside the couplers to take up the space. I don't remember which ones need this spacer but I...

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...

You shouldn't need it to get at the blower switch.

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...

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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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...

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...

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...

Crying out like a cat doesn't give us much to go on

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

No. It does not dim with that fuse removed.

By the eyeball test I would have to say the headlights dim equally when applying the brakes.

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...

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

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...

I think they just check the voltage output, but we did put it under load with all electricals turned on

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...

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...