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(Message started by: ricky on May 5^th, 2007, 8:14pm)

Title: tacho
Post by ricky on May 5^th, 2007, 8:14pm

hi anybody got any ideas, can not get my tacho to work , dial will flick round when i disconect the battery and ive changed the dial checked everything i can any help would be greatly app , thanks

Title: Re: tacho
Post by Highlander on May 5^th, 2007, 11:28pm

on 05/05/07 at 22:39:38, the_boogeyman wrote:

try changing the VSS sensor, theres a lot of posts on here about this, you being a full member i would have thought you would have read them first!!!!!!!!!

And you being a full member and having read all those posts should know the difference between a speedo and a tacho! ;D

The VSS works the speedo ;)

Title: Re: tacho
Post by ricky on May 6^th, 2007, 12:03am

thanks highlander

Title: Re: tacho
Post by Highlander on May 6^th, 2007, 12:16am

I'm not sure what runs the tacho, i think the tacho on the diesel gets its feed from the alternator but not sure about the petrol engines.

You've changed the tacho/instrument cluster already?

Title: Re: tacho
Post by Highlander on May 6^th, 2007, 12:31am

Found a bit ;D

http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/manual/electrical/intbasic/BasicIntDesc.pdf

"Petrol engines - Tacho senses from low tension side of ignition circuit"

sounds like a wire or connection?

Title: Re: tacho
Post by ricky on May 6^th, 2007, 7:16am

thanks m8 out with the tool box and test meter already

Title: Re: tacho
Post by the_boogeyman on May 6^th, 2007, 7:35pm

well with me not having a diesel car i wouldnt know what a tacho was unless your talking lorries, but now i see that he is on about the REV COUNTER.

Title: Re: tacho
Post by jonnycab on May 6^th, 2007, 8:10pm

I thought it was a post about Mexican food ;D.... ;)

Title: Re: tacho
Post by the_boogeyman on May 6^th, 2007, 8:12pm

dorito's, are they mexican

Title: Re: tacho
Post by Highlander on May 6^th, 2007, 10:53pm

on 05/06/07 at 19:35:20, the_boogeyman wrote:

well with me not having a diesel car i wouldnt know what a tacho was unless your talking lorries, but now i see that he is on about the REV COUNTER.

your 24v has the same tachometer (rev counter) as the diesel does.

Lorries have a tachograph which is completely different and not normally fitted to the Scorpio ;)

Title: Re: tacho
Post by jonnycab on May 7^th, 2007, 12:52am

So it's nothing to do with Mexican food then ? ;D

Title: Re: tacho
Post by Highlander on May 7^th, 2007, 7:58am

Title: Re: tacho
Post by ferretmobile on May 7^th, 2007, 11:31am

JC you crack me up }{ }{ }{
very quick 8)