Hi All,
Having problem with my 87 Toy. Charge/Brake indicator lights came on dimly when the alt failed. After repacing battery and alt. the lights remained on dimly. When the emergency brake is pulled the lights come on brightly. Anybody else have this problem?

Thanks Alan

It all happened when my altenator wire broke when i was driving down the road then i got home touched the wire and it fell off and the truck died when i fixed it and got it started the light came on "charge" then i hit my dash and then the "emergency" brake light came on and now when i drive the "emergency" brake light dims and then when u rev the motor they both will go out and when it revs down they come back on??? does any one know whats going on here??? please help me it would be greatly appreciated!

Did you guys check your batteries? There's obviously not enough juice going through somewhere, and a dying battery can cause weird problems even if the alternator is working fine.

hey man i figured why my charge light was on we got the altenator checked they said it was fine so a week went by and my dads like that is the only thing it can be so we put a new one in and started it and bingo the lights went out so give that a try!!!

I have the same problem. It is so nice to know I am not the only one. This past winter the chrage/brake lights came one and my idle would stay high. The after driving around they would go off and everything was fine. Then the alternator died. I replaced it and everything was fine for like a week. Then the lights started to flicker again and they have been doing so for a while now. The truck runs fine, idles fine and the alternator if good but I do not know what is the root of the problem. Did changing the battery help?

we did the battery and the altenator at the same time but id try a new battery and if that doesnt work put another altenator in it and see how long it works

i had the same prob a time ago and all i did was ck my wire-n and found that a few wires were loose so i crimped them agian and that fixed my prob

amsterdamer ...which wires were loose?