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Hey gearheads #2522642 07/07/18 02:31 PM 07/07/18 02:31 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 26,452 Helena 3 3toe OP Talking Turkey
3toe OP Talking Turkey 3 Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 26,452 Helena	1994 Toyota Land Cruiser. Sluggish starting for about a month. I attributed this to it not being a daily driver although I tried to drive it every week or every other and the battery draining down. Now, it will not start or make a sound but the horn blows (alarm I guess) as if it's being stolen. I had the battery tested and said it was good, but I got a new one anyway. Didn't fix the issue. Had the starter checked although it was only 3 years old. It checked out good but they replaced it anyway under warranty so its now new. Didn't fix it. I'm stuck at what to look at next. So, in summary. It won't make a sound other than the horn/alarm going off anytime you open the door, turn the key, etc.

Re: Hey gearheads [Re: 3toe] #2522643 07/07/18 02:36 PM 07/07/18 02:36 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 16,696 lat 34.09 long -86.13 metalmuncher Old Mossy Horns
metalmuncher Old Mossy Horns Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 16,696 lat 34.09 long -86.13	If the battery, starter and I'm assuming solenoid are good, Is the ignition switch and the battery cables good too?

Re: Hey gearheads [Re: 3toe] #2522653 07/07/18 02:47 PM 07/07/18 02:47 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 26,452 Helena 3 3toe OP Talking Turkey
3toe OP Talking Turkey 3 Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 26,452 Helena	I checked the battery cables. They are all clean, etc. Not sure how to check the ignition switch.

Re: Hey gearheads [Re: 3toe] #2522654 07/07/18 02:49 PM 07/07/18 02:49 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 16,696 lat 34.09 long -86.13 metalmuncher Old Mossy Horns
metalmuncher Old Mossy Horns Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 16,696 lat 34.09 long -86.13	The only way I have checked one is to switch the switch. Maybe someone here knows how to run a jumper or something to check it. Last edited by metalmuncher; 07/07/18 02:51 PM.

Re: Hey gearheads [Re: 3toe] #2522706 07/07/18 04:37 PM 07/07/18 04:37 PM
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 44,211 North Alabama W Wiley Coyote Freak of Nature
Wiley Coyote Freak of Nature W Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 44,211 North Alabama	Bad ground at the engine end of the battery cable. Or if there is ANY corrosion visible on the battery cables they can be eaten up real bad under the insulation. I chased one of these one time till I damn near went insane. I firmly believe that a double gallows should be constructed on the East Lawn of The White House. Politicians who willfully and shamelessly violate their oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America should be swiftly tried and, upon conviction, publicly hanged at sunup the day after conviction. If multiple convicts are to be hanged they can choose with whom to share the gallows or names shall be drawn from the hangman's hat to be hanged 2 at a time. NRA Life Member

Re: Hey gearheads [Re: Wiley Coyote] #2522883 07/07/18 09:01 PM 07/07/18 09:01 PM
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,952 Molino, FL auburn17 8 point
auburn17 8 point Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,952 Molino, FL	Have you checked all of the fuses?

Re: Hey gearheads [Re: Wiley Coyote] #2522898 07/07/18 09:22 PM 07/07/18 09:22 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 16,696 lat 34.09 long -86.13 metalmuncher Old Mossy Horns
metalmuncher Old Mossy Horns Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 16,696 lat 34.09 long -86.13	Originally Posted by Wiley Coyote Or if there is ANY corrosion visible on the battery cables they can be eaten up real bad under the insulation. That's exactly what I was referring to when I asked about the cable. I was ready to throw a pipe wrench through the windshield of my old 72 C10, when my son said, "Look at this cable Dad". I had cleaned the terminals but didn't think a thing about the cable itself. When I peeled the insulation back, it was covered up whitish looking with corrosion. Last edited by metalmuncher; 07/07/18 09:25 PM.

Re: Hey gearheads [Re: 3toe] #2522918 07/07/18 09:37 PM 07/07/18 09:37 PM
Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 6,901 Shelby Co, AL CatHeadBiscuit 14 point
CatHeadBiscuit 14 point Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 6,901 Shelby Co, AL	Same thing last month for me. Tightened the terminal to cable connection, problem no more. "Arguing on the internet is like playing chess with a pigeon. You may be good at chess, but the pigeon is just going to knock all the pieces down, take a crap on the table, and strut around like its victorious."--Anonymous

Re: Hey gearheads [Re: 3toe] #2522976 07/07/18 10:58 PM 07/07/18 10:58 PM
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deerfeeder89 10 point Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 2,500 cullman,al	Your security system is it a factory toyota or a dealer installed unit from toyota. I just had to fix my grnadwaw 97 rav4 that had a dealer installed security system they bought the rav new and last year it started doing the same thing as you mentioned , battery draining, then went to the horn blowing and flashers flashing like the alarm was going off at random times and all by its self then went to not cranking at all it wouldn't even turn over. Removed to security system since either was plug and play and it's been good to go