rev counter + temp gauge + heater

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lmsj
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Sat Nov 28, 2009 12:20 pm

ok my rev counter and temp gauge are not working! altho my speedo and fuel gauge are... have now checked fuses and still no joy any ideas anyone???

also no heater/fan when i turn the fan on1 it draws some power every couple of seconds with a quiet click but no air heat or anything :(

plz help shed some light on this as it is bloody cold driving this car at 06:00 in the morning lol
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Brianmoooore
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Sat Nov 28, 2009 2:07 pm

The click you hear is the overload switch in the resistor pack tripping out, suggesting that your fan motor has seized.
As for the rev counter and temp gauge; the common link between these is the SI board batteries. Are the service LEDs working correctly.
Luca318is
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Sat Nov 28, 2009 2:16 pm

i solve the problem just switching fuses, in particular fuse 10 and 21... you have to change them with new ones, not just cleaning contacts
lmsj
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Sat Nov 28, 2009 8:23 pm

Brianmoooore wrote:The click you hear is the overload switch in the resistor pack tripping out, suggesting that your fan motor has seized.
As for the rev counter and temp gauge; the common link between these is the SI board batteries. Are the service LEDs working correctly.
ok looks like the service lights are ok??? guessin there is a new heater on the cards then?
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hash
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Sun Nov 29, 2009 3:53 pm

I had similar problem, turned out it was fuse 10 blowing all the time. Was due to the reverse light wire being worn under the car, didnt always blow the fuse though. (cheers Brianmoooore for the advice on that)
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Tue Dec 01, 2009 1:51 pm

hmmmm! cheers all will have a nose :?
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