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Title: Hopefully easy Mk1 Electrical question
Post by: R11ysf on 07 January 2008, 12:54

When I turn my headlights on the rev counter dies.
Suggestions please!!!!

Title: Re: Hopefully easy Mk1 Electrical question
Post by: raferackstraw on 07 January 2008, 19:23

hi mate sounds like an earthing fault check the earthing point behind dash board, you should see abrown wire from the dash loom fixed to a point on the bulkhead
also remove dash and check that the nuts holding the circuit board to the clocks are tight,
do a search in the electrical forums for dashboard
hope this helps  :smiley:

Title: Re: Hopefully easy Mk1 Electrical question
Post by: R11ysf on 09 January 2008, 18:26

Rafe,
Thanks very much.  Someone has suggested a similar thing about running a new wire from that brown one to the bulkhead too.  Is it too hard to try and find where the earthing fault may be?  Should it just earth directly or does it run off into the loom?  I haven't taken it all apart yet but it would be nice to have an idea of what I'll be facing!!!
Thanks again,
Rhys

Title: Re: Hopefully easy Mk1 Electrical question
Post by: rubjonny on 10 January 2008, 12:29

check all the brown wires you can see, plus any points on the chassis where brown wires are terminated.  Also worth running a chuny wire from the side of the head to a coil bracket bolt like  later VWs had :)

Pay particular attention to brown wires to the dash clocks and headlight switch.

Title: Re: Hopefully easy Mk1 Electrical question
Post by: R11ysf on 19 January 2008, 14:01

Problem solved.  There is an earth wire coming from the coil which earths on the rear nearside nut of the rocker cover. Sorted it straight away  :grin: