Me again, bit more help please.

[silverback mike]

Hi folks.

Few more snagettes which I need a little advice on.
My fuel gauge doesn't work, nor does the speedo and rev counter.

Re the fuel gauge, we have isolated the dashboard side of things, and the gauge does work when the wires at the tank are twiddled. So.....it must be the sender, does anyone know which type of sender is used, is it an escort. :scratchchin:

If anyone can help re the rev counter and speedo, gratefully received. It seems a bit odd that both have stopped, so I wouldn't have thought that the lead has popped off.

At a bit of a loss here folks, but on a positive side, it passed it's MOT yesterday. :bounce:

[Pies]

Re the sender its probably best to phone "TVR Car Parts" as a few were used

www.tvrcarparts.com/pages/default.asp

to fit

www.tvrsseries.com/fuelsender/fuelsender.htm

HTH

[silverback mike]

Cheers

[NicBowman]

Hi, from memory, take a look at the wiring diagram, I remember the supply for the dash instruments comes from a single lead through the ignition switch, and could be interrupted. I spent a week looking at the wiring diagram when I first got the car before I got it all under control.

If you havn't got one, get a copy of the S book, or I can photocopy mine.

Nic

[Pies]

NicBowman said:

If you havn't got one, get a copy of the S book, or I can photocopy mine. Nic

Isn't that breaching copyright ?

[SotonS2]

Pies said:

NicBowman said: If you havn't got one, get a copy of the S book, or I can photocopy mine. Nic Isn't that breaching copyright ?

if one of Her Majesty's finest is the recipient

[silverback mike]

I am looking after psychoberts copy for a bit, thanks folks, I will have a fiddle.

[bugsy]

God you're turning into a pain in the
Questions,questions and more questions.

Good job you're in the right place

[silverback mike]

[silverback mike]

P.S. The fuel gauge works...................I put some petrol in the car.





ahem...

[Le TVR]

silverback mike said:

P.S. The fuel gauge works...................I put some petrol in the car.

Hundreds have done it but few admit.....

Yes, the instruments are on a common 12v supply except the tacho as that is also the ignition supply.

[NicBowman]

Hi, I did not intend to copy the enntire book! That might be dodgy. But I am sure the wiring diagram is public info somewhere.

Nic

[oldred]

silverback mike said:

P.S. The fuel gauge works...................I put some petrol in the car. ahem...

Oh well in that case, the rev counter only works when the engine is running and the speedo should be OK once you are moving!

[V8Smith]

Sorry to hijack the thread but what happened to you at SCH3 then paul....?

Mike

[oldred]

V8Smith said:

Sorry to hijack the thread but what happened to you at SCH3 then paul....? Mike

Hi Mike.

Holidays I'm afraid, sounds like you all had a good one though!

[Pies]

oldred said:

silverback mike said: P.S. The fuel gauge works...................I put some petrol in the car. ahem... Oh well in that case, the rev counter only works when the engine is running and the speedo should be OK once you are moving!

[Psychobert]

silverback mike said:

P.S. The fuel gauge works...................I put some petrol in the car. ahem...

Hmm.. Bearing in mind I was 20 miles if that from the start of what was going to be a weekend away and I'd never leave home with nothing in the tank, (especially as I was heading to where I was heading), I'm damm sure there would have been at least half a tank, if not more in her when I last saw her..

That, amongst a couple of other things, is bloody odd to say the least..

[GreenV8S]

Psychobert said:

That, amongst a couple of other things, is bloody odd to say the least..

Presumably the car spent a fair time in a yard somewhere before it was sold? Maybe just me being too cynical, but I'd be kind of surprised if the petrol (and all other moveable valuables) *weren't* removed ("for safe keeping") somewhere along the way.