What IS This Light?

On my 89 Toyota Pickup (V6, EFI), there is a small red light below the
emergency flasher switch. It's pretty much in the middle of the dash
panel. What is light for? The owner's manual shows it should be rear
defog switch. However this vehicle doesn't have rear defog, and the
light is just a light, not a switch. If this light keeps blinking, what
does it tell you?

[email]mixedsig@gmail.com[/email] wrote:[color=blue]
> On my 89 Toyota Pickup (V6, EFI), there is a small red light below the
> emergency flasher switch. It's pretty much in the middle of the dash
> panel. What is light for?[/color]

Did you buy this truck new?

If not, could it be some sort of aftermarket fake alarm?

I've owned this vehicle for less than a year. I never observed the
light come up in the past. I did some repair on my fuel tank and pump
last weekend, then that light became blinking, and I couldn't start
the engine anymore.

Thanks for the info. If it's an alarm. It must be a real alarm, not a
fake one. Since my ignition is disabled now. Let me check it out
tonight.

<mixedsig@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1142281951.958393.276110@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
> Thanks for the info. If it's an alarm. It must be a real alarm, not a
> fake one. Since my ignition is disabled now. Let me check it out
> tonight.
>[/color]
Assuming that you didnt get any remote control with your trucks key you may
just ahve an immobiliser. Pull the dash panel off from under the driver side
and find the little black box. There should be a relay within the unit or
one seperate thats cable tied up under there somewhere. Is there a siren
under the hood?

[email]mixedsig@gmail.com[/email] wrote:[color=blue]
> Thanks for the info. If it's an alarm. It must be a real alarm, not a
> fake one. Since my ignition is disabled now.[/color]

A-HA! <G>