Re: [DMCForum] Dash problem

["Andrei Cular" <andreic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sometimes your information is dead on.  This is exactly what was going on.

I pulled the dash last night after tracing the wires and not finding
anything wrong, other than the PO's fixes.  And found a little problem with
the tach its self.  A clip fell off the back of the speedo and caused a
little short, which burnt almost half the circuit board on the back of the
tach.  I'll post a picture later.

So does anyone have an extra tach they would like to part with at a very
affordable price, or be interested in a trade for a spin-on fuel filter?  Or
maybe know an x-reff?



Andrei




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Strickland" <ihaveanaccount@xxxxxxxx>
To: <DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: [DMCForum] Dash problem


I had an almost similar occurrence with my MR2.  When I tried to turn on
the lights, various dash lights lit up and the lights did not.  Searching
the electrical diagrams for a while, I found that the systems lighting up
and the system not working were connected to the same ground.  A solder
joint in a connector was loose (for the ground wire), so the ground
became +12volts when i put the lights on.  This drove current backwards
through some lights making them light.

Time to tear apart your dash.

Jim


On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 08:45:43 -0500 "Andrei Cular"
<andreic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > You would have to make something more centrally located (in the
> car).  I
> > think the only way porsche manages the rear engine is through
> significant
> > suspension upgrades.  Time to remove the parcel shelf...
>
> Porsche suspension is a work of art.
>
> >
> > I've been thinking about "bind and gagging" my front suspension so
> it
> > doesn't rise so much.  When the D takes off, it looks kinda
> comical with
> > the front end flying up in the air.
>
> I haven't been able to experiance this in my car yet.  I think I
> have to get
> it to rev a little higher, it is really hessatating bad about
> 6500rpm, and
> and didn't want to get above 8k last night.  Did I mention that
> somethign
> went wrong with my dash sunday?  The tach turns the correct way just
> way too
> high, but my volt meter is working backwards...  Start the car and
> watch the
> needle go down as my digital volt meter goes up.
>
> Any one have any ideas other than clean the grounds?
>
>
> Andrei
>
>
>
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