More electrical nightmares! yay!

My TP's tacho stops and starts. I get about 3 days without a tacho then suddenly it appears and all my passengers cheer. About 10 minutes later it stops. Repeat cycle. Rinse... Drain...

Also...

My fuel guage is entirely useless. It starts at 1/2 full and goes up from there with a full tank. Then it goes down again.

Any ideas as to how i can diagnose the problem?

how good are ya with a multimeter :)

my dads a sparky so it shouldn't be too hard to work one. Why?

I'll scan the test and calibration proceedure for the fuel gauge and email it to ya, as long as you can drive a multimeter its pretty straight forward. :D

I'm sure i can get some driving lessons from my dad :P Thanks for your help.

email sent :D

So do i :D

i can live without a tacho and fuel guage for tomorrow as i am working but thursday....
I'll get cracking


monks car is falling apart

Monks car is a nightmare with wheels. I still love it to bits though. :D

The mitsubishi "Diamond Care" operators manual wont help me here!

My car is worse. I have spiders living in it and the front end has something like 13 bolts missing.

I thought that the fuel guage, and in my case the temp guage as well was not working because of a diode in the dash.

Old flatuant one, can you send that email to me as well; qaxly@yahoo.com.au

I am thinking of getting an after market temp guage as I am worried about the temp under the bonnet after a longish run at the legal speed limits.

My car seems to have a new water pump and radiator cap which indicates the previous owner had problems, but a doubt the previous owners mechanical abilities and would not be surprised if the job has only been half done, hence the need for me to know how hot it is getting.

I can live without the fuel guage but it would be handy.

Cheers Bruno

E-mail sent :D

Thanks Ol Fart
Now I have no excuse for being slack


Well I do, I'm lazy

And one or two other problems that I don't talk about

Cheers Bruno

If anyone needed to know the plug is on the back of the fuel tank. Its pouring rain outside so my plan to test the guage today has become unfeasable. Guess i'll try to fix my bumper instead.

Hey Ol fart.
I'm having the same rev counter problems. If the fix is on those pages could you email them to me as well? grunterhunter67@yahoo.com
Thanks!

Hi and welcome GLXtra. :D

The book isnt very helpful with tacho's, it just suggests you connect another (stand alone) tacho to the sense wire and see if the pulses are getting through.

I assume yours is a TR, if you want the wiring diagram PM me and i'll send you what you need. :D

If you have a TR and broadband download this, its bloody great. :cool:

http://tinyurl.com/9bnl6

Credit to Jellico on that one. :thumbsup:

Mine is a tp model.
I think it was built in 1990 but it is registered as a 1991.
I live in New Zealand and it usually takes a while for a new car to be registered here.

Ok, no worries, any info you want scanned just gimme a call. Glad to be of soivice. :D

Kiwi huh, ah many fond (blurry) memories of victoria wharf :badgrin: :D

victoria wharf, is that where the Rainbow Warrior was blown up?

thats the one

I didnt do it :badgrin: :badgrin:

I'll scan the test and calibration proceedure for the fuel gauge and email it to ya, as long as you can drive a multimeter its pretty straight forward. :D

Hey Ol' Fart, could you please send that email to me as well?

My fuel gage starts way to the left of empty and goes to halfway when it's full. I have been filling my tank every 300 km rather than using the fuel gage.

e-mail sent :D

e-mail sent :D

Hey Ol' Fart, I didn't get the email. Did you send to mvsmith12qw@hotmail.com?

Yeah I just checked it, thats where I sent it too. Sometimes it takes a while, did ya wanna wait a bit or do ya want me to send it again. :D

WTF ..........I sent her again. :D

drop this one to me as well since my heater fan is fixed the old fule temp being out is the only eletrical complaint my car can muster, addy in profile

pete

email sent :D

got it cheers now to sorce a 7v reg the local dicksmith is hopless the people behind the counter should be saying "you wan fries with dat?" as they have nfi

8v reg does the job just fine, tis what i did, and what other did at the time i did mine

email sent :D


Hey Ol' Fart,

I got the email... twice. Thanks! Hotmail was sticking them in a junk mail folder. Now I just have to find a cheap multimeter and a 7 and 95 ohm resisister.

Matt

Hey Ol' Fart,

I got the email... twice. Thanks! Hotmail was sticking them in a junk mail folder. Now I just have to find a cheap multimeter and a 7 and 95 ohm resisister.

Matt


Dick smiff :D

i had this problem with my Tp tacho a couple of years ago and will add what i got done to fix it

with mine thw 'meter movement' was stuffed and had to be replaced, took 3 hours on a pulse generator at the speedo place to get it to act up of course.... has worked fine ever since

Hey Ol' Fart

Can you send me a copy of the Fuel Gauge calibration - ian_and_thanh@yahoo.com.au ?

Ian

Can I get a copy to?

send it to epyle@bigpond.com