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General => General Technical => I. C. E. & Electrical => Topic started by: RobMatthews on November 07, 2009, 10:02:29 PM

Title: flashing \'hold\' light and speedo not working?
Post by: RobMatthews on November 07, 2009, 10:02:29 PM
Ok so i have an auto fd here and driving along my privite drive the speedo has stopped working and hold is flashing in the middle of the rev counter,

so who would like to win a mouldy chocolate bar and tell me whats going on?
Im thinking a loose connection somewhere so i guess i\'ll be checking behind the dome tomorrow and go from there.?
any other sugestions?
Title: flashing \'hold\' light and speedo not working?
Post by: Brett on November 08, 2009, 04:32:31 PM
Assuming it\'s an auto, the flasing hold indicates an gbox problem. Combined with your speedo issue I\'d guess you have the speedo drive dangling somewhere.
Start by checking the connection to the box. If you have a rough driveway you may have caught the cable, (some mph convertors will leave a longer loop hanging down that\'s prone to getting caught)

hope this helps :)
Title: flashing \'hold\' light and speedo not working?
Post by: RobMatthews on November 08, 2009, 05:40:59 PM
cool thanks bret yes its an auto(i did say that-the 6th and 7th words of my opening paragraph reveal that:Hammer:cool)

any more info on this gearbox problem?
Title: flashing \'hold\' light and speedo not working?
Post by: L18M on November 08, 2009, 05:49:19 PM
hey rob, cant help with ur prob but wondering if you can check ur email as i mailed u about the rims a few days ago. cheers
Title: flashing \'hold\' light and speedo not working?
Post by: Brett on November 09, 2009, 03:56:16 PM
Quote from: RobMatthews;653084cool thanks bret yes its an auto(i did say that-the 6th and 7th words of my opening paragraph reveal that:Hammer:cool)

any more info on this gearbox problem?

I\'m razor sharp :Giggle
I\'d start by checking the cables into the gearbox, the check the connection to the dash, if it\'s not a simple cable issue then you will need to consult the workshop manual I\'m afraid :)
Title: flashing \'hold\' light and speedo not working?
Post by: grinder on November 09, 2009, 04:25:14 PM
on the FC - the hold light is also the malfunction light - so it should flash a code that you can look up on the \'net
Title: flashing \'hold\' light and speedo not working?
Post by: RobMatthews on November 09, 2009, 06:32:38 PM
i will pull the codes tonight see what it says