ccbowen

Starts and runs fine - just went to local mechanic and hooked up to tester. alternator not charging at all (guess that's why battery died). ordered rebuilt one - will be here in the morning ($154) from Napa - and I will replace. AC and Radio not working - will check those fuses after I get alternator put in. THANK YOU!!!!!!

Man do I appreciate you. Blown alternator 140 amp fuse $20 (took me forever to do and butchered a bit of the plastic housing but fixed with gorilla heat tape. from Lexus and blown $1.00 20amp ignition fuse. cranks great. gear moves freely from park. THANK YOU. I figure I blew the 140 amp alternator fuse due to being a dumb !Removed! - lol. what would cause the ignition fuse to blow - take to mechanic to check for - what???? THANK YOU.

YOU ARE THE MAN. Either way - can do or not. You time and MIND are invaluable. I DO appreciate you. From STUPID. NO LOL. lol

Thank you very much. Will go try it. Now - is this an electrical problem of my stupidity on the battery or mechanical (perhaps both electrical leading to the lock up). This has never happened before. as concerns no electrical working (dash, radio, etc etc) is there a MAIN fuse that would have blown? I appreciate you. Chris

2003 rx300 would not start. Narrowed down to battery, alternator or starter. starter not even a whir. took battery and was told was bad. bought new battery. and. this is where I lost my mind (while it looked the same) anodes where reversed - so I installed backwards. horn blows LOUD. Saw my mistake and removed. Picked up correct battery this morning. Now. Gear will not leave park. No lights come on dash. there is the beep beep that key is ignition. Clueless. Need at least to get to neutral to get towed to local garage. local starter / alternator rebuilder on standby once we figure out which is the problem. thank you. from STUPID