A couple of things, are all the broken rev counters actually dead or are some just reading wrong ?
There are 2 different types of rev counter on the Mk3 Fiesta depending on which engine was fitted and where the engine speed signal comes from. The wrong sort will either read half or double the correct reading. Also, the instruments are damped by a viscous liquid that’s in a little pocket around the end of the needle shaft. If the cluster has been stored face down then this fluid can run out or into the instruments and they will be over or under damped. The clusters should always be stored as they are in the car, upright. The warning lights are usually just the contacts on the bulbs need cleaning or bending. Jim From: bilje55 Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 4:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Quantum Owners] Problems with my instrument cluster I'm running the H4 at the moment...and I've started having troubles with the instrument cluster. Last year I fitted a Lockwood white dial kit , only to find that afterwards not all the instruments worked anymore. I have a small collection of clusters, and eventually managed to collate a set that worked, but the rev counter seems over damped. AND THEN...MOT time, and the indicator warning light stops working. Quick fix at the garage, but a week later it stops again. Frankly, I didn't bother fixing it again and when the car came back on the road this year, it was working OK, until MOT time again....so I swapped the whole cluster over for a "new" one (the water temperature gauge was also a bit off colour) and the car passed the MOT....without a Rev counter. I cannot believe that all my rev counters are broken: some may be incompatible with my ECU, I suppose, but the latest is in a cluster that is otherwise in lovely condition and is from a 1.6i 16v Si, the same as the donor for my car and the same age: can anyone suggest what I need to look at to sort this out? All thoughts Greatly appreciated. I want to come to Stoneleigh on Monday with everything working !!! Thanks. Bill J -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s). --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s). --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
