speedo
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:43 pm
hi,any of you guys had the speedo pack up after being intermittant for a while,i dont know if it is more likely to be the drive unit or the converter? any idea?
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:45 pm
If yours is chipped, rather than a conversion face replacement, I'd go for that.
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:48 pm
If it is chipped try removing the chip. I think only a couple of wires on the back of the speedo.
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:40 pm
I had the speedo pack up and the hold light come on - the solution was to tighten 2 screws on the back of the intsrument panel. There's a thread on this but you'll need to search.
Ron
Ron
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:20 am
My speedo fails every so often, and starts the hold light flashing, and I am now convinced that the chip is the problem, so I plan to replace it as soon as I can find a 626 speedo. Unsuccesful at local breakers so far, but I'm still looking.
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:29 am
Yep, its the chip... Quite a common problem on bongo's, mine's been ok touchwood...first sign of a problem, i'd have to replace the chip...with another chip.... as my white dials cost too much to replace.... 
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 2:04 am
sorry I dont know... saw the title of this thread and mistakenly thought it would be about lycra swimming trunks !
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:28 pm
Mine plays up intermittently, sometimes just "freezing" at whatever speed i am travelling at. A mate showed me a cure which so far has never failed.
A quick thump on the dash just above where the speedo is, and all should be OK . Not a permanent fix but one that's got me by so far.
A quick thump on the dash just above where the speedo is, and all should be OK . Not a permanent fix but one that's got me by so far.
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:07 pm
HI,FIRST WHAT AND WHERE IS THE CHIP,AND MINE IS A MANUAL IF THAT MAKES ANY DIFFERENCE
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:16 pm
if you remove the dials and have a look at the back, you may, or may not, see 3 wires coming from the back,going to a little black plastic box...thats the chip.
if you discover you DO have a chip fitted, try removing the connectors (tiny little nuts
) clean up the connections, then re-fit and retry?
Gotta be worth a punt?
if you discover you DO have a chip fitted, try removing the connectors (tiny little nuts
) clean up the connections, then re-fit and retry?Gotta be worth a punt?