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Old 12-28-2016, 08:13 AM   #15
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What's that thing in the middle, if you don't mind me being lazy?


I think you're talking about the little fuse box for the positive cable from alternator to battery.


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Old 12-28-2016, 08:14 AM   #16
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Forget the thing in the middle, he installed the battery on the wrong side of the car!


Ha ha ha! For some reason the RHD Toyota 86 has the battery on the other side.


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Old 12-28-2016, 09:28 AM   #17
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Your master cylinder is one reason, lol.
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Old 12-28-2016, 11:22 AM   #18
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Forget the thing in the middle, he installed the battery on the wrong side of the car!
Technically speaking, from a purely purest perspective, if considering the car is designed and made in Japan, then we have the battery on the "wrong" side!
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Old 12-28-2016, 03:18 PM   #19
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I think you're talking about the little fuse box for the positive cable from alternator to battery.
Forgive my ignorance; serious questions. Isn't that cable and the fusebox redundant? What's its function?
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Forgive my ignorance; serious questions. Isn't that cable and the fusebox redundant? What's its function?
Just clicked on this thread looking for something enlightening to read but just seems like lots of crossed wires and noise..
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Just clicked on this thread looking for something enlightening to read but just seems like lots of crossed wires and noise..
I'm determined to get to the bottom of this mystery. And what you did there, I see it.
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I'm determined to get to the bottom of this mystery. And what you did there, I see it.
I hope you do throw further light on this as it's just draining me..
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I hope you do throw further light on this as it's just draining me..
Currently I'm at a loss but I think this thread still has some potential.
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Currently I'm at a loss but I think this thread still has some potential.
Reading the current thread it seems like there is a drop in the flow of energy.
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Reading the current thread it seems like there is a drop in the flow of energy.
Well, I'm a PFN-half-charged kind of guy, so...
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Well, I'm a PFN-half-charged kind of guy, so...
Just don't keep it stored up for too long as the potential will degrade..
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