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I have a 1986 Toyota pickup and headlights and blower motor do not work. What troubleshooting can I do?

I have already checked the fuses and they are good. I have no power going to either headlight fuse and I also have no power going to the heater control switches. I did an engine swap and I installed a 4.3L chevy engine in it and I got rid of some of the electronic components in the cab and in the engine compartment. Tail lights, dash lights, and turn signals work off of switch.

Answer:

Hi ricky messing with a toyota is not a good idea due the complex nature of it's electronic systems so you really might need a specialist here who knows how it will cost you dearly.
1986 Toyota Pickup Headlights
The headlight fuses on nearly all vehicles should be hot all the time (even key off). I would look under the hood as the connection should be at the relay/large fuse panel. Just guessing but if you fix the headlight problem you will probably fix the heater problem at the same time. I would use Bing to find a wiring schematic and print it out. When dealing with an open circuit I sometimes use a very long jumper wire to feed a hot wire directly into a dead circuit. Then I can back trace in the suspect area to find the wire I just made hot for a clue as to where the break is. When feeding in directly off the battery positive terminal, I always hook it up with caution looking for a big spark indicating a possible short. Wouldn't want to fry any wiring! P.S. Before the engine swap was there a wire hooked directly to the starter solenoid where the positive cable hooked up? This would be my best guess for the feed location.

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