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Electrical help
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:08 am
by h20_mako
Speedometer Odometer not working.
Can it be repaired easily? or do not bother and just get a new one?
Smiths gauges bulb
How do i replace the bulbs of the gauges?
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 7:47 am
by PSL184
Speedo's are cheap in the UK so it would be faster and cheaper to replace over here - not sure about Singapore. The bulb holder just pull out of the gauges and the bulbs will either screw in or be a push and twist fit.
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 9:19 am
by bmcecosse
If the speedo still works - but the mileage readout has jammed -then - yes just source another speedo. You need to be sure the 'tpm' reading is the same - this is marked on the face near the mileage reading - could be 1408 or 1508 - somthing like that.
If the whole thing has stopped working - it's likely to be the drive cable that has failed!
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:09 am
by mike.perry
Is your speedo in MPH or KPH? If KPH then replacement in UK would be more difficult to find.
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 6:37 pm
by h20_mako
bmcecosse wrote:If the speedo still works - but the mileage readout has jammed -then - yes just source another speedo. You need to be sure the 'tpm' reading is the same - this is marked on the face near the mileage reading - could be 1408 or 1508 - somthing like that.
If the whole thing has stopped working - it's likely to be the drive cable that has failed!
speedo and fuel gauge is working fine. Only mileage readout is faulty..
whats tpm? is it a reference number?
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 6:39 pm
by h20_mako
mike.perry wrote:Is your speedo in MPH or KPH? If KPH then replacement in UK would be more difficult to find.
Mine is in MPH..Gold face model..how much am i looking at for a typical good condition speedo.
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 7:28 pm
by PSL184
About £5 to £10 on ebay. The tpm is "turns per mile" ie how the ration of gearbos output shaft speed is converted to show correct speed on speedo.
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 6:54 pm
by h20_mako
PSL184 wrote:About £5 to £10 on ebay. The tpm is "turns per mile" ie how the ration of gearbos output shaft speed is converted to show correct speed on speedo.
oic thanks..
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 7:22 pm
by PSL184
Just realised my spelling was awful in the last post
The words should have been "ratio" and "gearbox" But hopefully you figured that out
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 7:25 pm
by bmcecosse
You are allowed to go back and correct it! happens to me all the time - my fingers get more and more clumsy as the years roll by!
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 7:28 pm
by PSL184
Having sausage fingers don't help me much either
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 9:07 pm
by charlie_morris_minor
i read your post quickly and converted the spelling without realising until you pointed out your mistake
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 5:02 am
by h20_mako
Haha no worries. I did not notice it till you inform
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 4:34 pm
by h20_mako
bmcecosse wrote:If the speedo still works - but the mileage readout has jammed -then - yes just source another speedo. You need to be sure the 'tpm' reading is the same - this is marked on the face near the mileage reading - could be 1408 or 1508 - somthing like that.
If the whole thing has stopped working - it's likely to be the drive cable that has failed!
hi are the numbers 1408 and 1508 found just after the S/N?
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 7:28 pm
by PSL184
Yes - thats the numbers you need....
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 7:48 pm
by bmcecosse
1408 = 4.22 diff. 1508 = 4.55 diff
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:54 am
by h20_mako
alright thanks guys