spangleR Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 How do i get the car to know the engines running? all the lights on the dash stay lit up like you've just turned the key to on. Thinking its something to do with the tach? still haven't got it receiving a signal tho. Toyota gx61 Mk II, running 1ggeu from supra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Often if all the lights come on the dash that's a warning sign to say something is wrong - like low brake fluid or overheating or the alternator/water pump is not spinning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Yeah all the lights are hooked to their particular sensor. If they ain't turning off then look at the sensors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 That too - but all of them coming on simultaneously is normally a sign of a major fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Often when the charge (battery) light comes on, due to the alternator not charging, other warning lights will come on with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spangleR Posted July 23, 2013 Author Share Posted July 23, 2013 Just remembered I still haven't hooked up the alternator so that could be the problem (face palm). But the loom for the engine was stripped down and sent back to me with 3 wires to get it running. Got most of the sensors that are still there hooked up. had to run another oil gauge, couldn't get either of the original ones to work.But will try hook the alternator up tomorrow, have to rewire it from an old rectangle 2 pin plug to a circle 3 pin plug. Thanks guys, probably would have forgotten to wire it up and wondered why I always had a flat battery lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanfels Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 This is a common fault when doing a 1gge into a gx61. Dont ask me how to fix it though lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spangleR Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 Got the rev counter and alternator hooked up but the charge light stays lit, have the sensor from alternator to the cars sensor wire, lamp from alternator to lamp+ignition from car and ignition from alternator to nothing. regarding the oil gauge issue. the sensor in the new motor will be working on a different scale to the original motor hence not reading on the gauge. Get a new sender and take the one you are currently using into a brass fitting shop. you can generally get fittings to interchange if the don't just screw in to start with. this should fix your gauge issue with that Got another sender and had it re threaded as Toyota decided to use a different bit of the scale. Just need to find what wire comes from the dash, along with how the old motor got the water temp. This is a common fault when doing a 1gge into a gx61. Dont ask me how to fix it though lol Doesn't help there's almost nothing on the cars/engines around the internet lol. Ryan Fels? as in Eagle Mask jzx61 Ryan Fels? (lets out girlish scream) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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