rev counter fitted.. now to bring the revs down..
rev counter fitted.. now to bring the revs down..
I have fitted a rev counter today, it works well but now when I start it, engine warm I have to rev it a couple of times to make it run, usually when I've driven it if I turn the engine off then turn the key it starts without using the choke, but now as I say, i have to rev it, pulling the choke right out doesn't do anything on a warm engine, does anyone know what could cause this? ..
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Re: rev counter fitted, engine struggles to start now..
What rev guage is it? Presume you have fitted it onto the coil? Few pictures would help.
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Re: rev counter fitted, engine struggles to start now..
I have got the feed for the rev counter from the negative on the cool, the power supply for the rev counter I have got from a switched wire from the ignition, the ground for the rev counter is grounded on the dash bar underneath the dash..
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Re: rev counter fitted, engine struggles to start now..
have you tried disconnecting the rev counter to make sure that is your actual fault and not just a coincidence this fault occurred st the same time?
as i cant think of any reason why it would do that.
as i cant think of any reason why it would do that.
Re: rev counter fitted, engine struggles to start now..
I will have to try that, I can't work out how it could cause that, I'll just have to see how it starts in the morning on a cold start, I will post a pic of it when I get on my laptop..
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Re: rev counter fitted, engine struggles to start now..
Can u tell me what the rev gauge is like and how good it is and also where did u get it from and how much Chears dude
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Re: rev counter fitted, engine struggles to start now..
doesnt sound all that good at the moment does it?dazerede wrote:Can u tell me what the rev gauge is like and how good it is and also where did u get it from and how much Chears dude
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Re: rev counter fitted, engine struggles to start now..
mk1joe wrote:doesnt sound all that good at the moment does it?dazerede wrote:Can u tell me what the rev gauge is like and how good it is and also where did u get it from and how much Chears dude

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Re: rev counter fitted, engine struggles to start now..
Ive got a tim rev one has earth, pos and neg for the coil and another wire to light it up. Awesome stuff 

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Re: rev counter fitted, engine struggles to start now..
Most rev counters aren't wired to to the coil + only the coil - as a signal wire. The live feed for the gauge should be just wired to a switched live feed. Personally I wouldn't ever wire any accessories to the coil +turbo-tom wrote:Ive got a tim rev one has earth, pos and neg for the coil and another wire to light it up. Awesome stuff
Jay the signal wire for the gauge is definitely wired to the - side of the coil isn't it? if not it could effect the ignition spark as it will short out.
Any chance of some pictures of how it's all wired.