Help with Rev Counter please please please...

[Daz.]

I totally forgot it did this, The rev counter needle doesn't go all the way round to 6,400 it gets to 4k and stops!

Knowing the car I never really bothered and I had bought a set of replacement dials off Stromba and was going to pop those on when the mileage matched...

What is it likely to be a dodgy unit or an earth maybe??

If I turn the heaters on, lights on it drops the needle, turn them off and it shoots back up.

I'm pissed off with myself as I forgot this...

Any ideas?

[number1]

Could be a Dodgy Earth mate,

[Daz.]

On the dials itself?

[number1]

Yes, Try Earthing the dials out to the body metal

[Daz.]

Just done a quick search seems like the common 2 faults seem to be dodgy earth or the rev counter has failed...

[Smudger]

mine used to work sometimes and then not at all. i replaced the rev counter a few weekends ago with one from a second hand set of valver clockes and it works fine now. Wasnt too difficult at all and only took and hour to get them out changed and back in

[Daz.]

I've had them out before to change bulbs but always left the speedo connected is it hard to remove? its always scared me for some reason!

[Justin..]

speedo cable can be an arse to get out, but it if you pull on it a bit you can get a bit more length (oo er!)

[MatBrown]

Change just the rev counter.


Mat.

[n9kie]

sorry to bring up this old post BUT did you ever solve the problem??