Interior Camper Lighting

[martin46]

I recently bought a 1984 toyota mini cruiser that has issues with the interior lighting. Can anyone tell me where the fuse box is that powers the interior lighting?

[stamar]

It will likely be near the converter box.

[Maineah]

They usually are behind a small door often held with a screw in the converter it's self.

[sdboltdude]

I have a 1987 mini cruiser its under bench bed in a black box next to converter

you could follow the wires from coach batt..to find fuse box

[sdboltdude]

you may have to check the lights themselves one might be shorting out...

take off 1 fixture at a time and try lights to see if the lights are the problem

might be a good time to replace all fixtures to led...

[martin46]

Thanks for all the suggestions. I found the convertor and the battery, or should I say the lack of one. I installed the battery and all is well. Next question, my fuel and temperature gauges are not working, any suggestions?

[Derek up North]

My first step would be to check to see if the 2 gauges are protected by a common fuse and check the fuse.

P.S. I THINK you're looking for a 7.5A fuse.

[fred heath]

Thanks for all the suggestions. I found the convertor and the battery, or should I say the lack of one. I installed the battery and all is well. Next question, my fuel and temperature gauges are not working, any suggestions?

Check your ground wire connections for the instrument cluster. Also check fuse block for blown fuse. My toy is older so I can't give specific area to look.

[martin46]

I checked the fuses in the driver's side left fuse box, and all is well. I also took out the instrument cluster and all the plug ins are tight. When I was looking at the fuse box, I found two wires (green and green/black) connected to a female connection, but could not locate the male connector. Could they be the ground?

[Derek up North]

No. The power to the gauges looks to be 'Yellow'. The wire to the Temp sensor is 'Yellow/Green' and the Fuel sender is 'Yellow/Red'.

I THINK your Green & Green/Black wires are associated with the cruise control. Got it fitted? Does it work?

[Derek up North]

Here's a link to the Factory Service Manual (1985). Wiring Diagrams are the last pages.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_1LbTxQDmlVYmRkZTE2YjItODUzYS00NDUxLTk0ODUtYTYxYjZiYjk4ZTA5/edit?hl=en&pli=1

[Maineah]

The fuse should be labeled "engine" if you can find your temp sensor on the engine remove the wire and ground it. This will make the temp gauge read full scale if the gauge has power and is working. If it does the sensor is bad. The fuel gauge of course would be a good bit harder to get to. They are both powered from the same fuse.