by Victorc » Fri Jun 25, 2010 11:11 am
Alan,
It will be good to catch up.
PS can you bring a multi-meter please.
I took the dash out to try to fix a problem that has been on my list since I bought the car. The Fuel gauge reads low even when the tank is full, and the temperature gauge does not read at all. I had changed the temperature sensor, and had the sender in the fuel tank checked (even bent the float arm) but no joy. I noticed on the forum that the voltage stabiliser on the back of the dash might be the problem. When I took it out I could not see a Voltage Stabiliser, the dash is from a 1987 Rover 216, so it is different from the Metro one.
The problem I have now is that the wipers will not work! (Not because of the taking the dash out, the problem started before I took the dash out).
I think a wire is disconnected, but the wiring loom around the dash and wiper controls etc. is not the Metro one, so I do not have a wiring diagram, I will just have to use a meter to check things out, and mine is goosed, the battery leaked, and I had to bin the whole unit.
I will have to do a quick tidy up to get ready for Moffat, the dash is in but the covers still have to go back (after fixing the wipers).
Regards
Victor