I have been really busy with work, so I haven't had a lot of time to work on the truck. I did manage to order a new set of plug wires though. I thought that maybe if I gave the ol' FJ40 a small gift it might start for me, similar to praying Volvo the Norse god of cars. With my twenty five dollar sacrifice to Volvo secured I hooked up th main ignition wire, no dice. The bootie on the wire that that keeps water out of the ignition coil was a bit too small and kept slipping off and certainly would not stay on while the engine is running. Thinking perhaps the Norse gods were a step in the wrong direction I muttered a small desperate prayer to Subaru the Shinto god of all wheel drive. With my fervent love for Subaru's I thought that the blessed Deity might be able to pull a few strings for me. Sadly I was mistaken, the old gods are truly dead, or maybe I need to buy a fifty dollar set of plug wires. Volvo's are pretty expensive.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Hey, a sacrifice to volvo
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Monday, October 1, 2007
Let there be light
Today was a fun filled adventure involving some wires and electricity. The wires, unfortunately, are color coded. Being colorblind I find this to be quite a challenge. Crippling disabilities aside, I have been learning to use a Multimeter. It is a handy device that tells you various information about the wires you hook it to.(multimeter info). I spent a great deal of time debugging the ignition system because I feel that is where the problem lies....since the FJ40 really doesn't start, or go.
With the help of the multimeter and wiring diagram I figured out that the wiring to the starter is one of the big problems. Either I am not getting any power to the main coil, or there is something wicked funky in the main trunk of wires that I have dubbed the umbilical. I have decided to strip the electrical tape off of the umbilical to further investigate the problem.
Again, using the diagram I sorted out the lights and interior doodads. Check out the video below for more information.
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