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Mick Saunders
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Sticking spedo needle
« on: Nov 19th, 2005, 12:02pm » |
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 Hi All,
I hope you can help. I've just reconnected the battery on my Cossie. The tacho & spedo needles did their usual dance round the dials. Whowever the spedo stuck at the bottom of the dial. When you turn the ignition on it jumps up about 1/2 " then resettles at the bottom again. I've tried disconnecting the battery again but no joy. The car starts & runs as normal except for the spedo. Has anyone any ideas
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Mick Saunders
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Highlander
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Re: Sticking spedo needle
« Reply #1 on: Nov 19th, 2005, 12:14pm » |
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Try leaving the battery disconnected for a couple of minutes before reconnecting to allow everything to reset properly, other than that im stumped 
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Kjetil S
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Re: Sticking spedo needle
« Reply #2 on: Nov 19th, 2005, 4:13pm » |
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You can also reset the instruments by holding in the trip counter button for 5-10 seconds.. And then turn the ignition off and on again.
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hillbilly
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Re: Sticking spedo needle
« Reply #3 on: Nov 19th, 2005, 5:53pm » |
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Or you can give the top of the dash a thump if it still wont work . 
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Mick Saunders
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Re: Sticking spedo needle
« Reply #4 on: Nov 19th, 2005, 6:04pm » |
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 Thanks all will try the all the above
Mick
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hillbilly
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Re: Sticking spedo needle
« Reply #5 on: Nov 19th, 2005, 6:07pm » |
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HEHE its fixed alot of stuff for me 
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Re: Sticking spedo needle
« Reply #6 on: Nov 19th, 2005, 6:12pm » |
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Remind me never to let you fix my car! 
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on Oct 17th, 2011, 12:35pm, Simmo wrote:| I give up ! Too much for an old boy! |
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mr._floppy
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Re: Sticking spedo needle
« Reply #7 on: Nov 19th, 2005, 7:27pm » |
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Last time I gave the dash top a thump the clock back light bulb conked out!
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hillbilly
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Re: Sticking spedo needle
« Reply #8 on: Nov 19th, 2005, 7:39pm » |
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Iv just changed that bulb wot a night mare it was to get out 
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mr._floppy
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Re: Sticking spedo needle
« Reply #9 on: Nov 19th, 2005, 7:41pm » |
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Agreed, not a five minute job, that's for sure!
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Mick Saunders
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Re: Sticking spedo needle
« Reply #10 on: Nov 21st, 2005, 1:07pm » |
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 Once again thanks. I must admit I forgot about the instrument reset. All is now O.K.
Mick
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Re: Sticking spedo needle
« Reply #11 on: Nov 21st, 2005, 2:34pm » |
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And no thump in the dash
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