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Offline frog

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Rev Counter not Working
« on: 21 April 2006, 17:41 »
Please Help.....Ive just bought an 8v GTi 5 door (family car) 1988 on a 'E' plate, everything is fine except the rev counter doesn't work which also means that the MPG on the MFA permanently reads 99.9 (I assume that the 2 are connected).
Is there anyway of fixing this problem or is it a case of a new Dash?
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Re: Rev Counter not Working
« Reply #1 on: 21 April 2006, 17:45 »
i believe this could just need the fuse taking out for a bit so it resets itself, sorry cant be much more help
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Re: Rev Counter not Working
« Reply #2 on: 21 April 2006, 17:52 »
Sorry to sound stupid but any idea what number the fuse is or where about it sits in the fuse box?Really need to buy a Haynes manual
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Re: Rev Counter not Working
« Reply #3 on: 21 April 2006, 17:54 »
sorry fella, im not sure either, sure some one else will be able to tell u soon
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Re: Rev Counter not Working
« Reply #4 on: 21 April 2006, 18:38 »
Have found out some info off other threads about pulling No3 fuse. Tried this but to no avail everything else works just the Rev counter, think i need to visit ebay and buy some new clocks
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Re: Rev Counter not Working
« Reply #5 on: 21 April 2006, 19:03 »
I was told it was fuse 3 when I lost the rev counter and M.F.A. I removed fuse 3 and no luck so I just pulled them all out one at a time and then put them back and everythings fine now, takes a while but worth it :wink:
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Re: Rev Counter not Working
« Reply #6 on: 21 April 2006, 20:13 »
it depends what year the car is, the early & late ones have a different fuse box.  All the fuse functions are written on the rear of the fusebox cover ;)
The other thing you can do is pull the negative lead off the battery, or pull each fuse one after the other untill the clock goes off :)

The mfa reading 99.9 can also be caused by the vacuum tube on the rear of the cluster being disconnected.
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