20 Most Recent 1983 Toyota Pickup - Page 5 Questions & Answers

If you already see a broken wire, why not just splice it back together and check if this solves your brakelight problem. You can get a crimp splice at any auto parts store, or you could solder the connections and use electrical tape to insulate.

i recommend Haynes manual for all auto electrical wiring. autozone

local auto parts store have repair manuals $23.00 or they can order the one you need.

first of check the glow plug or heater plug! be careful while removing heater plug from engine. due to aged vehicle, heater plug may crack and will remain there, and if that happen head of engine must be opened. check the heater plug by giving 12v dc current. give positive at top portion and negative at middle, and take alook whether heater plug is heating or not?

have u diesel comming up , allso check glow plugs are working

I had a similar problem and it turned out to be the rubber fuel lines being old and cracked. The hoses would warm up and fuel would squirt out of the cracks. I had to replace three fuel line hoses and it has been running great ever since. Good luck.

run it by your local Autozone,advance, etc parts stores they'll test it FREE for you

on the alternator on back med. red wire it has a blk. round rubber thing on wire this bad.

you could very well need a new instrument cluster i had that problem and that fixed it

Your thermostat is probably bad.

check speed cable on transmision is still conected

The relay was optional. If you have one, it's on the right pillar above the passenger's feet. See picture below.

get a volt meter and star checking voltages at the sockets and especially the grounds

well without having a look i would say UJ have you ever greased them ,this vintage vehicle will have grease nipples

i would try a tune up and go from there.

I use a c-clamp with the inside pad still over the piston. If you don't have a c-clamp, you can put the caliper back on with just the old inside pad and then use a screwdriver between the pad and rotor to gently pry the piston back in. OK?

A dim light is associated with a poor ground connection to the light. You can run a new ground wire to repair this or replace the wire connector.....and in some cases you need to do both.

check your fuel pump pressure and I'm sure you changed your fuel filter. Blow compressed air back through fuel line as it may be something floating in tank. Does flow change when gas cap is off? Is this 20 or 22R motor?

they hid this one: passenger side, under dash, mounted on driver side of glove compartment cavity