Re: Cigarette lighter doesn't work on a '97 SR-5 4-Runner

On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:47:17 -0600, "Noon-Air" <Noon-Air@comcast.net>
wrote:
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>ummm.....is there a fuse box under the hood nest to the battery box??
>
>"Gordon" <gjewusa@netscape.net> wrote in message
>news:obpjo2162vdhulhc8o2j9dv0p5qlhd23c3@4ax.com...[color=green]
>> After using a portable air pump to air up my tires the cigarette
>> lighter doesn't work anymore. I've check the fuse box near the drivers
>> door and all the fuses look OK. Everything else works just fine.
>> Is there a fusible link for the cigarette lighter or another fuse box
>> that I can check?
>> Thanks for any help.[/color]
>[/color]

Yeah I looked at that one. The fuses look OK also. Those under hood
fuses seem to be for the engine and other things.

THey might *look* good, but did you actually pull them out and test them
with a multimeter??
Seems to me that the owners manual should tell you what fuses go where and
to what accessory.

"Gordon" <gjewusa@netscape.net> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:47:17 -0600, "Noon-Air" <Noon-Air@comcast.net>
> wrote:
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>>ummm.....is there a fuse box under the hood nest to the battery box??
>>
>>"Gordon" <gjewusa@netscape.net> wrote in message
>>news:obpjo2162vdhulhc8o2j9dv0p5qlhd23c3@4ax.com...[color=darkred]
>>> After using a portable air pump to air up my tires the cigarette
>>> lighter doesn't work anymore. I've check the fuse box near the drivers
>>> door and all the fuses look OK. Everything else works just fine.
>>> Is there a fusible link for the cigarette lighter or another fuse box
>>> that I can check?
>>> Thanks for any help.[/color]
>>[/color]
>
> Yeah I looked at that one. The fuses look OK also. Those under hood
> fuses seem to be for the engine and other things.[/color]

On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 06:42:07 -0600, "Noon-Air" <Noon-Air@comcast.net>
wrote:
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>THey might *look* good, but did you actually pull them out and test them
>with a multimeter??
>Seems to me that the owners manual should tell you what fuses go where and
>to what accessory.
>
>"Gordon" <gjewusa@netscape.net> wrote in message
>news:h95ko2h473j7fv22e8ef69558f16taqjui@4ax.com...[color=green]
>> On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:47:17 -0600, "Noon-Air" <Noon-Air@comcast.net>
>> wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>ummm.....is there a fuse box under the hood nest to the battery box??
>>>
>>>"Gordon" <gjewusa@netscape.net> wrote in message
>>>news:obpjo2162vdhulhc8o2j9dv0p5qlhd23c3@4ax.com...
>>>> After using a portable air pump to air up my tires the cigarette
>>>> lighter doesn't work anymore. I've check the fuse box near the drivers
>>>> door and all the fuses look OK. Everything else works just fine.
>>>> Is there a fusible link for the cigarette lighter or another fuse box
>>>> that I can check?
>>>> Thanks for any help.
>>>[/color]
>>
>> Yeah I looked at that one. The fuses look OK also. Those under hood
>> fuses seem to be for the engine and other things.[/color]
>[/color]

I'll give it a shot and test the buggers.

"Gordon" <gjewusa@netscape.net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 06:42:07 -0600, "Noon-Air" <Noon-Air@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>THey might *look* good, but did you actually pull them out and test them
>>with a multimeter??
>>Seems to me that the owners manual should tell you what fuses go where and
>>to what accessory.
>>
>>"Gordon" <gjewusa@netscape.net> wrote in message
>>news:h95ko2h473j7fv22e8ef69558f16taqjui@4ax.com...[color=darkred]
>>> On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:47:17 -0600, "Noon-Air" <Noon-Air@comcast.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>ummm.....is there a fuse box under the hood nest to the battery box??
>>>>
>>>>"Gordon" <gjewusa@netscape.net> wrote in message
>>>>news:obpjo2162vdhulhc8o2j9dv0p5qlhd23c3@4ax.com...
>>>>> After using a portable air pump to air up my tires the cigarette
>>>>> lighter doesn't work anymore. I've check the fuse box near the drivers
>>>>> door and all the fuses look OK. Everything else works just fine.
>>>>> Is there a fusible link for the cigarette lighter or another fuse box
>>>>> that I can check?
>>>>> Thanks for any help.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Yeah I looked at that one. The fuses look OK also. Those under hood
>>> fuses seem to be for the engine and other things.[/color]
>>[/color]
>
> I'll give it a shot and test the buggers.[/color]


Gordon,
The fuses for circuits that are inside the cabin -- the cig lighter, radio,
turn signals, for example -- are located behind a cover on the left end of
the dashboard, if my memory serves me.

I thought all yota cigarette lighters has a fusible link (hidden in the
wiring) just behind the connector to the lighter? Pierce the wire back
about 4" and you'll see you have voltage there --- then check at the plug
and you'll see you don't there.

"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Gordon" <gjewusa@netscape.net> wrote in message
> news:lerlo25f8q9e8drded99u7tpt3jhe18hmj@4ax.com...[color=green]
>> On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 06:42:07 -0600, "Noon-Air" <Noon-Air@comcast.net>
>> wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>THey might *look* good, but did you actually pull them out and test them
>>>with a multimeter??
>>>Seems to me that the owners manual should tell you what fuses go where
>>>and
>>>to what accessory.
>>>
>>>"Gordon" <gjewusa@netscape.net> wrote in message
>>>news:h95ko2h473j7fv22e8ef69558f16taqjui@4ax.com...
>>>> On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:47:17 -0600, "Noon-Air" <Noon-Air@comcast.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>ummm.....is there a fuse box under the hood nest to the battery box??
>>>>>
>>>>>"Gordon" <gjewusa@netscape.net> wrote in message
>>>>>news:obpjo2162vdhulhc8o2j9dv0p5qlhd23c3@4ax.com...
>>>>>> After using a portable air pump to air up my tires the cigarette
>>>>>> lighter doesn't work anymore. I've check the fuse box near the
>>>>>> drivers
>>>>>> door and all the fuses look OK. Everything else works just fine.
>>>>>> Is there a fusible link for the cigarette lighter or another fuse box
>>>>>> that I can check?
>>>>>> Thanks for any help.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yeah I looked at that one. The fuses look OK also. Those under hood
>>>> fuses seem to be for the engine and other things.
>>>[/color]
>>
>> I'll give it a shot and test the buggers.[/color]
>
>
> Gordon,
> The fuses for circuits that are inside the cabin -- the cig lighter,
> radio, turn signals, for example -- are located behind a cover on the left
> end of the dashboard, if my memory serves me.
>
>
>[/color]

On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 14:10:32 -0800, "Jeff Strickland"
<crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>
>"Gordon" <gjewusa@netscape.net> wrote in message
>news:lerlo25f8q9e8drded99u7tpt3jhe18hmj@4ax.com...[color=green]
>> On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 06:42:07 -0600, "Noon-Air" <Noon-Air@comcast.net>
>> wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>THey might *look* good, but did you actually pull them out and test them
>>>with a multimeter??
>>>Seems to me that the owners manual should tell you what fuses go where and
>>>to what accessory.
>>>
>>>"Gordon" <gjewusa@netscape.net> wrote in message
>>>news:h95ko2h473j7fv22e8ef69558f16taqjui@4ax.com...
>>>> On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:47:17 -0600, "Noon-Air" <Noon-Air@comcast.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>ummm.....is there a fuse box under the hood nest to the battery box??
>>>>>
>>>>>"Gordon" <gjewusa@netscape.net> wrote in message
>>>>>news:obpjo2162vdhulhc8o2j9dv0p5qlhd23c3@4ax.com...
>>>>>> After using a portable air pump to air up my tires the cigarette
>>>>>> lighter doesn't work anymore. I've check the fuse box near the drivers
>>>>>> door and all the fuses look OK. Everything else works just fine.
>>>>>> Is there a fusible link for the cigarette lighter or another fuse box
>>>>>> that I can check?
>>>>>> Thanks for any help.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yeah I looked at that one. The fuses look OK also. Those under hood
>>>> fuses seem to be for the engine and other things.
>>>[/color]
>>
>> I'll give it a shot and test the buggers.[/color]
>
>
>Gordon,
>The fuses for circuits that are inside the cabin -- the cig lighter, radio,
>turn signals, for example -- are located behind a cover on the left end of
>the dashboard, if my memory serves me.
>
>[/color]
I found that fuse box and changed out the accessory fuse. But the
lighter still doesn't work. I didn't see a fuse for only the lighter.
The others were labeled: ign, gauge, wipers and ecu.

On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 22:03:35 -0800, Gordon <gjewusa@netscape.net> found
these unused words floating about:
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>On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 14:10:32 -0800, "Jeff Strickland"
><crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>
>>"Gordon" <gjewusa@netscape.net> wrote in message
>>news:lerlo25f8q9e8drded99u7tpt3jhe18hmj@4ax.com...[color=darkred]
>>> On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 06:42:07 -0600, "Noon-Air" <Noon-Air@comcast.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>THey might *look* good, but did you actually pull them out and test them
>>>>with a multimeter??
>>>>Seems to me that the owners manual should tell you what fuses go where and
>>>>to what accessory.
>>>>
>>>>"Gordon" <gjewusa@netscape.net> wrote in message
>>>>news:h95ko2h473j7fv22e8ef69558f16taqjui@4ax.com...
>>>>> On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:47:17 -0600, "Noon-Air" <Noon-Air@comcast.net>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>ummm.....is there a fuse box under the hood nest to the battery box??
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Gordon" <gjewusa@netscape.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:obpjo2162vdhulhc8o2j9dv0p5qlhd23c3@4ax.com...
>>>>>>> After using a portable air pump to air up my tires the cigarette
>>>>>>> lighter doesn't work anymore. I've check the fuse box near the drivers
>>>>>>> door and all the fuses look OK. Everything else works just fine.
>>>>>>> Is there a fusible link for the cigarette lighter or another fuse box
>>>>>>> that I can check?
>>>>>>> Thanks for any help.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Yeah I looked at that one. The fuses look OK also. Those under hood
>>>>> fuses seem to be for the engine and other things.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I'll give it a shot and test the buggers.[/color]
>>
>>
>>Gordon,
>>The fuses for circuits that are inside the cabin -- the cig lighter, radio,
>>turn signals, for example -- are located behind a cover on the left end of
>>the dashboard, if my memory serves me.
>>
>>[/color]
>I found that fuse box and changed out the accessory fuse. But the
>lighter still doesn't work. I didn't see a fuse for only the lighter.
>The others were labeled: ign, gauge, wipers and ecu.[/color]

According to Chilton, it's on the same fuse block as the turn and panel
fuses - it's a 15 Amp fuse. (J/B-1)

"Wolfgang" <NOwolfXgang_dieterxSPAM@NOXcox.netNOT> wrote in message news:ZnHih.70034$RJ.5355@newsfe17.lga...[color=blue]
>I thought all yota cigarette lighters has a fusible link (hidden in the wiring) just behind the connector to the lighter? Pierce
>the wire back about 4" and you'll see you have voltage there --- then check at the plug and you'll see you don't there.[/color]

Ya I bet that's it. Every one I have ever seen has some form of protection at
the lighter.
That circuit is probably also used to power for the clock's display. Or at least it
does in older models so if pulling the fuse kills the clock display it would
be a good indicator that power is getting there.