hi my speedo,rev counter,oil pressure gauges have gone crazy
the speedo reads about 15-20mph
the rev about 800rpm
the oil pressure reads about 4-6
and this is when the ingition is on and the car is not running what the hell is going on.??????
any insight would be great.
arethey bouncing all over the place? if so the frads on the back on the boards are prob naff v
no they move up to the points stated when i turn the key to the 2nd click and stay there untill i turn it off.
i did remove them and dismantle the cluster to take the faces off and change the bulbs to some led ones when i put them back in this has started when the car starts up it gos to about 2k revs it normally runs at about 1k when i tap the throttle it does work also i have half a tank of petol in it and it reads full? here is a pic hope the link works
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Quote from: Draco;683877arethey bouncing all over the place? if so the frads on the back on the boards are prob naff v
what are the frads??
The FD clocks are known to fail, you might need a new set of clocks
Check the earths for continuity before doing anything else :)
how do i check the earths?? do i have to take the bloody thing out again.
you might find this link helpful. then again you might not
http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=599220&highlight=speedo
right i think i know what the problem is when i removed the dials i also removed a clifford alarm system and wired it back up with out a alarm fitted now i fort it was wired ok but today i put the battery on and accidently turn the lights on then i relised the keys are not in:2eek so must of wired it wrong as there is allways power as everything works now would this affect the dials also what wires do you think i have wired up wrong.
What happens when you start the car and did you take the needles off at all.
i started the car and its runs havent taken it out as i need to put in my apexi in it and i did take the needles off.
The reason I ask if they move when the car is running means the gauges are fine only you put the needles on in the wrong places. This happen to me when I was taking the orange of the gauges.
Take the needles of carefully.
Plug in the gauge cluster.
Turn key to on position.
Push the needles in correct places ie on 0 positions.
Turn key off and the needles should fall a little to resting positions.
Put the clear plastic cover back on
that\'s what I did and all mine are fine execept the fuel but that\'s because of a short on the wiring somewhere.
Regarding the alarm you wired the the wires the wrong way round, what model is the alarm I will send you a install PDF which could help.
the needles do move when i put my foot on the throttle.
i also took off the orange as well but did you find that its dull in places or i mite need brighter leds.
and the alarm was a clifford concept 50.
I have the same problem but brighter LEDs won\'t work will make it worse (down side of LEDs they are not diffused so all light goes the same direction and not diffused like regular bulbs where it goes everywhere) Once I sort my coolant prob I am going to wire in more LEDs by drilling into the white plastic or maybe electric flouresent plastic which will proberly look alot better. I will post up pics when done on the weekend. I will try to get the Clifford manual and pm with details.
brundish can you email me at my username @ yahoo.co.uk.