scott suhring wrote:
>
> For those who have tamed the Lucas beast, I have a question.
>
> I currently have my speedometer out of the dash (had it rebuilt
> and will be installing it next weekend with new cable). I drove
> the car back from the garage on Friday after some minor follow-up
> work was completed on the frame. It was raining and my wipers
> didn't work. When I got the 6 in the garage I started checking out
> why this was. I then noticed that the temp gauge as well as the
> fule gauge were not working.
>
> My question is would these be effected because the speedometer
> is not in and thus the voltage stabilizer is not connected. In
> reviewing the wiring diagram, the common thread between these
> instruments is they all have a green wire connected. The green wire
> also runs through the voltage stabilizer. [snip]
The absence of the speedo/stabiliser is definitely the source of your
non-functioning gauges -- the wipers may coincidentally be something
else ... check out Dan Masters' recent addition on wiper troubleshooting
in the maintenance section of VTR website. An excellent guide, as per
usual.
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Martin Secrest
73 GT6
74 Spitfire
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