Clicking dash and odd missing

[T_Pot]

I have a clicking sound, sounds to me like a relay coming from the dash, around the rear fo the speedo cluster. It seems to be clicking a lot and at no specific time, so i cant narrow it down to a certain switch or movement etc. any ides ?

Im also getting a strange miss, she will drive along happy then drop what sounds and feels like a copuple of cylinders. if i restart the engine ,its fine. any ideas ?

[900T-R]

The clicking will be the odo. Some do it, some don't. Out of interest, do you have the black-rimmed dials with LCD odo, or the later silver-rimmed ones with mechanical odo and trip meters?

[spend]

T_Pot said:

I have a clicking sound, sounds to me like a relay coming from the dash, around the rear fo the speedo cluster. It seems to be clicking a lot and at no specific time, so i cant narrow it down to a certain switch or movement etc. any ides ?

Its normal with the early cars, every 1/10th of a mile the speedo clicks. Dramatic surgery on the speedo can remove it, but most of us have got used to it and just try to make it click faster

Misfire could be anything, if it happens around 3000rpm when warm and then goes away, I would suspect the pipe from the purge valve to the carbon cannister has fallen off (clamp the pipe from the plenum to the front wing to check).

Dave

[T_Pot]

900T-R said:

The clicking will be the odo. Some do it, some don't. Out of interest, do you have the black-rimmed dials with LCD odo, or the later silver-rimmed ones with mechanical odo and trip meters?

now im confused, as i hav black trims and mechanical odo and no trip meter ?

[900T-R]

Hmmm... I've got black rims, a digital (LCD) odo and no trip meter... Mine was built May/June '93, first registered June 11th of that year.

[T_Pot]

mine is a 93 car according to log book, but that doesn't show when the car was made obviously

Edited by T_Pot on Wednesday 19th December 18:37

[900T-R]

T_Pot said:

mine is a 93 car according to log book, but that doesn't show when the car was made obviously

In this case, it must be a '93 as they only started Chimaera production after having finished the last batch of UK-spec Griffith 4.X models near the beginning of that year. I don't know how many 4.3s were made in '94, as all I seem to come across are '93s...

[spend]

900T-R said:

Hmmm... I've got black rims, a digital (LCD) odo and no trip meter... Mine was built May/June '93, first registered June 11th of that year.

Maybe different due to kmh / LHD variant. Your washer bottle mount is unusual (normally round the corner - not interfering with the rad) which I put down to this.

Don't worry OP, they are normally half V profile black rims, recessed into the dash, and only have mechanical mileage, no trip / warning lights...

Dave

[900T-R]

spend said:

Maybe different due to kmh / LHD variant. Your washer bottle mount is unusual (normally round the corner - not interfering with the rad) which I put down to this.

Dave

Ehm, mine is a UK-spec RHD??

odo doesn't click either...

Edited by 900T-R on Wednesday 19th December 18:43

[Bomber Denton]

When was the fuel filter last changed? Sounds daft but this may have an impact?

[spend]

Thats unusual... the 4.3's seem to be generally very similar in spec/build. Have you got the door knob in with the gear lever Eric? - that is the first change on the early spec I can think of.

Dave

[900T-R]

It's got a stainless dash now, but anyway - this is how it came...

[T_Pot]

same layout as mine, door knob in with gear and h/brake and white faced dials.

[spend]

Nothings ever certain with TVR's Eric

Dave

[900T-R]

Ah, glad to learn it's got at least one ideosyncracy hidden in there... after reading the Bible back to front I was afraid it was all too normal and typical for its year and spec...I mean I even didn't get the big valves thrown in for free (got them now though )

[spend]

Be more positive Eric! The bible is always wrong, then you just have a small percentage of other 430 owners to argue with

Mines right - everybody else's is wrong

Dave

[900T-R]

Yeah, but yours clicks.

[spend]

But you haven't got an audible speed indication

[K4TRV]

If it helps with the "discussion" I have a '93 - 24 Mar 03 to be precise. It has grey dials with black rims and it Clicks, is a 400, no trip, whats LCD?, but doesn't hesitate............

Trev McM

Edited by K4TRV on Wednesday 19th December 22:29

[T_Pot]

spend said:

But you haven't got an audible speed indication

I have, shes called debbie