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Other symptoms may range from the instrument cluster disappearing, clock and trip meters resetting through to engine cut out, and recovery after a few moments. It usually happens when you put an electrical spike through the system, such as touching the brakes, using high beams, or just using the indicators. They are all symptomatic of an earthing problem.

 

One of the few less brilliant parts of Soarer's design is the fact that many of the earth points rely on a bolt into the chassis, where the electrical contact depends entirely on the thread, with no electrical contact through the head of the bolt. This will be one of your targets but first, here is a complete list of V8 earth points:

LH fender

Left fender apron

RH Fender

RH cylinder head rear

Surge tank, lower

LH cylinder head front

Left cowl, side

Radio RH

Right cowl

Console box LH

Console box RH

Centre floor cross member RH

Back panel center

Centre floor cross member LH

 

Fortunately, most of these will not require work. The most significant targets are

  • Battery terminals, especially the negative terminal
  • The earth point on the chassis next to the battery
  • Cylinder head earth
  • In EMV-equipped cars, the earth on the floor below the console

If your engine cuts out as one of the symptoms, concentrate especially on the first two.

 

Remove the terminals and thoroughly clean them and the battery posts, including disassembling the cables from the clips and cleaning them. If your terminal clips are cactus you can buy a new genuine set from Toyota for less than $40.

 

Remove the earth connection on the fender and sand back the paint where the bolt and earth ring touch it. Clean the earth and replace it.

 

Tighten these carefully but hard.

 

Check the tightness of the other main earths and clean anything that needs tightening. You should now have banished the problem. If it persists, then I am afraid it is more likely that you need to re-do the job more thoroughly than that there is another mysterious problem. Only when you are satisfied the earth are sound should you give too much thought to the battery or other potential issues.

CONTRIBUTORS

  - Peter (Soarer Central)

  - @Skinnyboyash

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