Recent content by Bugsy

Thought I would wrap this one up for those of you who were kind enough to offer your help. Turns out it was a partially broken battery cable on the positive side. Thanks for the suggestions. The positive thing that's come out of this is after seeing all the enthusiasm you guys have for your...

Did not jump start it. Battery is 6 months old. I thought I might have left an interior light on as well but double checked and that is not the case. I'm not sure how long it would take to run the battery down if the alternator was shot but I would think it would be more than a half hour no...

Accessories still came on and yes I said the battery checked out ok at Advance Auto Parts. When connected to a battery charger it showed the battery was dead. I'm not saying it's not the starter contacts I'm just saying I'm going to look into a couple of other things before I start a project of...

Thanks guys, I've read the threads on the starter contacts. I really don't think that's the problem here. As I said the battery was dead and took a full charge now it's dead again. I would have thought there would be an idiot light or something if the alternator was going though. I didn't have...

Well, the battery wasn't fine. I had it checked out at the local Advance Auto Parts and they said it was good but I was suspicious of it when I got back home and decided to put it on the charger. It took a full charge and fired right up. Drove it for about a half an hour and after it sat over...

Yup, cleaned the battery posts and accessories work fine. I read the write up on the starter solenoid contacts before I posted. Just wanted to see if there was something else I should look for. It came out of nowhere without warning. Thanks guys.

99 - V6 with 180,000 miles. I can hear the starter solenoid click but thats it. Checked out the battery and its fine. Maybe a starter?

The seal is still on the spark plug socket besides, I put everything back together and it runs fine.

I have changed my own spark plugs in the past with some of my older cars but this was the first time on my 4Runner so I was happy to find it. The passenger side was a piece of cake however (at the risk of sounding like an idiot) I'm having a hard time with the drivers side. I can't get the...