Car Electrical

hi, my ke20 (3k) wont actually fire up while I'm cranking itover, it only fires u when I crank it and then back the key off a little, is this normal for an old car as out old datto 200 ute did the same thing, my uncle seems to think its beacause the ballast resistor (think that's what he called it, something about dropping the voltage from the coil to the points??) isn't there, it seems to start and run fine but he said it will burn out the points real quick. I have 1 here from a mazda 1300 I'm wrecking, (its a white thing with a spring looking thing inside) but its pretty old and prob stuffed, ca I still buy them new and can some 1 pls show me a diagram of how to wire…

Hey rollaclub m8, i had some ignition prob on my ke20 since a few month ago that i never fix up till now...I'm confuse in tuning the distributor and carburetor air..when i tune the distributor to a bit left.. the engine start normal..but running poor and terrible wheezing on the road....i try to adjust it again to tune it centre and to the right a bit then it become others prob again...the engine hard to start (sometimes start till the battry become weak) but when it start it run smooth on the road..i had change distributor condensor, contact point & spark plug...it would't fix at all.. anyone had an idea for this..?

My car won't start now after mucking with the ignition system while testing my tacho I'm making using a micro controller. When I touch the lead from the dizzy to the coil I get sparks. The lead measures 0v between it and ground and the pole it attaches to measures a constant 12v between it and ground. Could anyone give me any pointers as to what to check for a broken coil or ignition module? I haven't got much experience with this type of ignition system unfortunately. Thanks

Hello all, First time post, long time reader. I have AE71 with JDM 4AGE bigport conversion. Car is running and driving fine except for a problem with the revs. I have checked fuel pressure it is a steady 40psi through surge tank setup with over 3 litres/minute flow through upgraded 8mm feed and 6mm return. Wiring has been completed using posts on this site and apart from a couple of little hiccups initially it fired up pretty much straight away. Thankyou to those who provided the knowledge! It has new coil, plugs, leads, dizzy cap and rotor.All of which were cross referenced at time of purchase to make sure they were the right ones. All earths have bee…

Hi all I've got an electrical problem with my ke35 and i am in no way qualified to be able to fix it. Here's a quick run down of the car and a list of things that is happening. The car has worked 4k (Oversized pistons, Chrome Molly rings, Big end, main,and cam bearings replaced, Reground cam and cam followers, New valves and seats, Double valve springs, Not sure of comp ratio, 200psi per cylinder, Twin DCOE40 webers, 4-1 extractors, New timing chain when rebuilt, Distributer recalibrated). Also running a davies craig electric water pump and fan. When the car is on... Hazard stalk up = all indicators solid light Hazard stalk down = nothing Indicators on =…

hi guyz I'm having a bit of a problem whit my ke30 to starte ,we hade remove the old engine and put a new one second hand we have started it 3 to 4 time but I have made a move to another place where I'm stayin and know I'm having oil light and charge light also when I put swich on but it not starting when checking on the starter I found one small wire louse and I don't know where it goes the big one that goes on the battery is ok , irealy need some help guyz pls il say thanks in advance .

hi everyone i am chasing a wiring diagram for power windows to be fitted into ae 92 seca. i have been supplied with the regulators and looms which plug directly into the regs, but then they all go to female plugs. this came from series 2 sx seca. i need to know what happens from here on. any links would be great.

i have my ke 30 that its been my project for one year know and we have done a magnificent work on, iv spend like a lot and now i have one thing thats takeing my time i,its wireing can someone help whit a picture or colourd wire plan . . we have start the car its run nicely and whats happening is that we still have charge light on when engine is start and stay on to and dash bord light out side light signal light also is not conected . help pls pls .

Hey everyone just put my motor and gearbox back into my ke70 at first the starter was buggered so bought a new one, now when you try start it you can hear the cog pop out but won't turn, so got the multi meter out and only 6 volts is getting to the starter any help would be a big help thanks

Hiya Rollaclubbers, I have a bit of a problem and need some light shed on the matter, so many thanks in advance! okey doke, the storey so far................ The other week my missus had broken the front indicator lense on her car, and with the car being made in the dark ages its very hard to track down a replacment, so i decided to purchase a L.e.d. indicator/park light assembly(s) through TJM, once i had hooked them up, (mind you every thing works as its suppose to), i have now got a static problem occuring through the radio.......................... Meaning- When the radio is on in the car, i turn the park lights on, and static is all that can be h…

Hi all, Ok, so I'm doing a carb conversion on my 4AGE, now i have done a bit of reading on what to do with the distributor, now i have read that you can use the guts out of a 4kc as such. I would just like to know exactly how to modify the dizzy, has anyone got any pics and a write up?? Also how far of would a 4AC dizzy be from using?? hmm?? Thanks all =D

Hi everyone, 1984 Corolla KE70, stock engine and everything, battery less than one year old. No issues but shortly after installing a remote central locking kit the battery kept dying. Cheap aftermarket kit mind you, and I wired the power directly to the battery in the engine bay. Is the likely cause of the drain the remote central locking? If so - Is it the continual drain caused by the remote aspect always sensing? - Could it be a problem with the unit itself? - Is it the poor wiring? Should it be connected to something else? - Would a larger battery compensate for the drain if it is caused by the remote sensing? If anyone can provide me …

Hi Everyone, I'm wanting to convert my 4K to electronic ignition. I've got the distributor, I just need a diagram for the rest of the electronic ignition setup if anyone has one. Also, would 3K, 4K, and 5K need different setups? Cheers, Josh.

Hi, Both headlights on the old lady's 1997 Corolla wont turn on. The low and high beams are fine but the normal headlight wont turn on. Ive checked the fuses (under thr hood and under steering wheel) but I couldnt find one which relates directly to the headlights - I might be blind though. Something else which is odd is that the high beam light on the cluster comes on when turning on the headlights (despite not turning on the full beam). Tail lights are fine. Any ideas? Cheers.

Hi guys, My son has a KE70 with a 20V in it, running a Microtec LT-A computer. Last week it started running like a dog, high fuel consumption, stalling, wouldn't idle. We replaced the plugs, new coil lead, new dissy cap, new rotor. Still no good - replaced the plug leads and all good. Has run well for the week but now similar problems. When checking the timing we have noticed that the light flashes irregularly on all 4 plug leads but perfectly on the coil lead. We have tried the coil in another car and it is fine, Any suggestions as to what may be the problem as we are really scratching our heads. Dave.

So I need some help with damage control, I'm in the Process of putting an MSD 6a unit in my te27 Corolla 2tc engine, My buddy is not a vintage toyota mechanic , we were tracing wires up near the ignition switch, put everything back together and tryed to fire the car nothing, no lights on the gauge cluster or power to the stereo, But I have power to lights, hazards, dash lights. The battery is fully charged, Checked the starter by booting it manually to the battery ,its fine. With the Key in the on position I get nothing at all. Any Ideas? Btw , the MSD unit Is not installed , we were just tracing wires for reference.

Hi All, I've so far dismantalled the front of my ke20. Cleaning up the rust on the front lower front sill and cleaning up in general, Radiator is out (full of water so doesn't dry out and corode quiclly) Problem is Alt light is full bright with battery connected and ignition off. Temp answer is disconnect the battery when the car is not in use. Alternator is out of the car and can't find a short between the +and the wiring to the Alt globe on the dash. It still has the regulator conected and I'm wondering if this the prob? Any help eould be appreciatted. Cheers

Hey, I was looks for a quick and simple power upgrade. My 16v 4age has had some minor head work, (port polish and grind), iridium plugs, 2" sports exhaust, Airpod, Turbo muffler, always run 98 oct premium fuel, 100% synthetic oil and all filters changed. Power steering and A/C pumps and belts taken off too just to get a few extra KW. I was thinking about getting bigger cams.. 272 deg and HKS cam gears but need to get an after market ECU Eg.. Haltech or something. The cost of getting one is quite a bit not to mention getting it tuned so going to hold off and maybe get a Gze from a Levin ae101 or something (all just thoughts for now) :wink: So another thing is that …

I'm new to these cars..I'm just curious as to the location of the ecu in my 89 corolla sedan AE92? Thank you. Jeff

does anybody know were i can get some angel light lenses and globes for my quadlights??

hey lads, got the car all setup sweet and running, no dramas earlier but now the charge light is on. running a 3 prong alternator off the 3tc into a ke35 wiring loom, was running the charge wire to the B+, swapped to unknown/unable to see wire and charge light went out, that was from a selection of 3, one being b+, something and something..... burnt out my multimeter, in all honesty i think ive dropped a cell in my battery as its about 4 years old, small shit and occasionally starts and is charged heavily,... but any other likely cause of this situation before i buy a new battery?? cheers

today i made a start at wiring my tacho dash into the panno, ive gotten most things working, fuel and temp gauge charge, oil, brake and park break lights working, dash lights too.... in stuck on the indicator. the rear ones flash, but not the fronts.... also if i try flash the high beam the two green indicator lights on the dash come on... ive tired changing aroung some of the wires but no joy.. can someone help :(

Hey guys still learning alot but I'm stuck on wiring again. Just the ecu into dash loom. Starter motor wiring. And fuel pump wires. Kinda understand it but really itching to get her going so i will pay someone beer and money to come help me wire this thing. In brisbane

i have all dash warning lights,inicators and my fuel and temp level gauges work and all head and tail lights work but can't figure out y i have no dash lights work wen i turn on the head lights its like they just stopped working can anyone tell me what could of caused that to have happen and i have checked all the fuses

Hi Guys, Interested to know from anyone out there who has a waste spark ignition system fitted on their 4K or 5K motors, what brand & model "waste spark" spark plugs they have found suitable. Cheers Banjo

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hey guys, i have a ke71 corolla and was wondering where can i find the dash wiring pin-outs for each connector. something on hear ( yes i have done a search and can't find anything but ecu stuff) or should i buy like a Haynes manual

Please help rad fan not turning off while car is running????? Fan shit it's self wiring burnt Replaced fan( aftermarket ) wired up fan with new thermo sensor (factory) twin relays soon as I turn the key on fans start up and run all the time while ing is on tried every possible wire combination To no avail any suggestions ???

This is a photo of my distributor with the breaker points and that little silver cylinder who's title eludes me at this point... Now I know that they're meant to be oiled or greased but this guy is gritty. •how do I clean it? (Just unbolt it all and warm soapy water, good dry and replace in reverse sequence?) •what do I use for oil/lube (wd40?) •would this be a leading contributor to breaker points continuously needing to be reset? (Like every 3 months or so?) And •I found a little black plastic looking thing under the silver cylinder I unplugged and in bolted, ill uploa a pic in the next post. Thanks for any help guys, if it helps you help me I did searc…

I have a problem with my aftermarket tacho, it was woking fine till I jumpstarted my brother car and now it jumps straight to full rpm as soon as you turn the key to the first notch?.And it stays there even when the car is running, I don't get whats happened to cause this, has anyone had this problem or know what might be causing this.

Hey guys, As the title states I'm having trouble with my headlights. The parkers work, dash lights all work but no headlights. When you try to turn the headlights on the highbeam light comes on on the dash. The only way the headlights work is if they are in the on position and you hold the stalk back like your flashing high beam. If you try to flash the high beam in any other position the headlight relay makes a buzzing sound. I've tried changing the stalk and relays but nothings changed. All earths seem to be good...... It's really starting to annoy me as I can't drive at night. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Ben

Anyone in hobart area have a spare working ecu for a ae82 4age 16v blacktop i recently put in another motor due to killing last one :'( it all worked fine and purred like a kitten but the battery i had in it was fubar and i think i might have killed the ecu from trying to start multiple time on the fubar batt... Reason I'm thinking the ecu is buggered is due to engine will not start on a fully charged batt and when i bump start it it runs poorly and the in dash tacho dances around on idle and when i rev it the tacho goes down not up... :\ so I'm wondering if some1 in or near hobart might have one laying about that i could try out and maybe even sell if that ends up being …

Hi all, I recently changed the stereo in the car (new head unit and speakers). A few weeks after this the fuse for the interior light started blowing. Ran a multimeter over it and it is trying to pull 27.5 amps through a 7.5 amp fuse. WTF! :rant: Tried removing the clock and cigarette lighter (on the same fuse) as well as removing the head unit. No change. The really odd part is when the car is on and you turn the parklights on the clock will work, even with no fuse installed. I'm hope that there is someone out there who can give me some ideas as to what it could be, or at least what could be drawing that sort of amps that could cross paths with the inter…

Hey guys just wondering how the alternator on my 4a turns on the charge light is it power or and eath ? I'm puting it in my ke30 and I know there is info out there I just can't under stand how the light works

hi, the other day my father installed my battery in backwards.... now the car won't start, as nothing happens when you turn the key... does anyone know which fuse or relay might have broken..?? thanks harry

Hi guys new to the site, Absolutely love it forums very helpful :D I am the owner of a 89 AE92 Sedan 4afc and have purchased a digital clock from a sx model but am having trouble wiring it up. It has 4 wires, One dark green, one black and white, one dark blue and pink and one dark blue and yellow and I haven't the slightest clue where they connect to. could someone please help ?

Hello to all that are knowladgeable on the thing i hate the most about cars - Auto electrics!!! As title states,at my daughters request and her lack of paitence and understanding to learn/drive a manual.I have fitted a 3 speed tri- hard- matic to the ke38 panel van... Car still retains manual wirring loom and currnetly as of today starts without neutral safety switch set up,now normally that wouldnt bother me if it was to be my car and it also didnt have to go for a Qld roadworthy. So to all the cluey auto electric lovers out there....where can i or how do i splice into loom to make this conversion 1....safe for my daughter 2......legal to pass roadwor…

For this i used a broken VT Commodore window regulator which wasn't as good as the VR commodore motors i used in my car as the VR motors used normal bolts and the holes lined up easier you also have to reverse the motors passager VT/VR motor to driver side and drivers side VT/VR motor to passager. BROKEN VT REGULATOR REMOVE SCREWS TO MOTOR STANDARD KE30 WINDOW REGULATOR REMOVE SPRING CENTER PUNCH AND DRILL 3 PINS HOLDING WINDER WITH 6MM DRILLBIT CUT OFF GUARD ALIGN GEARS TO CENTER TO REGULATOR MEASURE YOUR BRACKETS ON 2INCH WIDE GALV DRILL HOLES 4.5MM FOR SCREWS AND POP RIVETS POP RIVET AND SCREW BRACKETS FINISHED

I've install a 100 amp alternator out of a Nissan patrol gu. With the only modifications need to be done it remove the clutch pulley which any good auto electrician can do and you may need to hack saw the battery post down because it may hit on the engine mount. Depending on what size belt u run Also you will need to make a small jump wire out of a piece of 3 or 4mm wire with a push terminal on one end and another terminal to go to the battery post. The push terminal goes to the source terminal in the plug.mark "S" Also don't forget to plug the existing single plug in tho the illumination terminal in the alternator plug marked "I".

Where is the regulator on a ke10