dash light

how many bulbs behind the dash is there? one seems to work for things like hazazrds and heaters etc but the one for revvy counter/speedo is packed in dimmer switch does work, where is the bulb for the dash? is it easy to fix? assuming its the dash as only just happened!

Nath

3 bulbs and you have to take the clocks out to replace them . All 3 blown ? Rare , but if as you say the heater light dims then ? You need to check you have illumination power to the clocks before you rip out the dash , check my sticky above here for wiring to the clocks , you need to check illumination power when lights on . Power to clocks ? Replace bulbs . No power reverse check for problem .

Grey/Blue wire :wink:

eeek…. urm ok i'll have a look otheriwse i think billing may be known as help have a look at my car day!

Update.

I took the dash surround out as its cracked to get a replacement one.

Now my warning light re temp flashes,

if i put the car on full beam it stops the light flashing, the rev counter dies and the clock switches off.

Getting fed up with it now, all i did was take the hosuing off, notthing more, not touched the wiring.

Not going billing now as im worried about the temp light flashing. until thats fixed my car aint going knowhere and the mechanic is busy all week.

Nath, it's nothing more serious than bad connection on the multiplug for the dash clocks or bad earth. Try disconnecting the plugs and reconnecting them, mine occasionally does the flashing temperature light thing then kills the rev counter when the lights are turned on, bring to Billing for fixing  :wink:

i have tried everything. I am well and truely FUCKED off big time.

NathBlack said

eeek…. urm ok i'll have a look otheriwse i think billing may be known as help have a look at my car day!

Give us something to do  :mrgreen:

Check the back of the rocker cover earth ! Check wiring plugs on back of switches .

dont want too drive it with the temp gauge flashing and going up at an alarming rate

now the gauge has stopped flashing but I have no indicators, only only hazzard switch, the dimmer smwitch makes the rev counter die and the MFA clock fade away!!!

FFS!!!! ALL I DID WAS REMOVE THE DASH INNER I DIDNT TOUCH ANY WIRING!!!!!!!!

The earth on the rocker cover is the first place I'd check every time with those symptoms. It should be a brown wire that fixes to the rear right (as you look into the engine bay) stud. If its not there then it could have fallen down inside the bay.

Dan

The indicators not working is a fuse, mine reguarly blows whenever I play behind the dash.

As Dano said, check the little earth wire at the rear right hand side of the rocker cover.

I've driven to Santa Pod and back with the temperature gauge wandering up and down and light flashing etc  :mrgreen:  :wink:

nath uve seen my car!!
my temp gauge dont even move and my light flashes and buzzes like a 70's disco!!
 your cars in spot on nick so i wudnt worry about it.
plus uve just had half ur engine rebuilt so…

like every one had sed its probs a couple fuses and a dodgy earth.
nothing to worry about dude!

its a mk1!!

where should the earth wire from the rocker cover go to?

J - im having similar problems

The earth wire goes into the loom and through the bulkhead. Don't know from there. Sorry.

Dan