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hi just woundering if any one has changed the tacho switch in a ht gts dash im sure mine stuffed . were do i get 1 and how hard is it 2 put in? or do i see a auto elec 2 do the job ? when i switched it over from 6 to 8 i herd a crack now my tacho does not rev past about 1500 revs when i drive but in nuteral i rev it it goes past 1500 any clues ?
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I have not done the job myself but as an Instrument Fitter by trade originally I can assure it is not hard.
It's just a simple switch. You may find you have cracked the plastic which holds the switch contacts in place.
Pull it apart carefully and y
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thank you munromad2004 its sounds like a b patient job i will have a look and see if i can do it, thank u for your offer 2 look at it for me im not far from adelaide im in pt augusta but around tax time moving down there for work reasons and a life , what
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Ah, good old Port A'Gutta. :-) I actually grew up in Port Pirie.
I'd only be guessing at the wire size but something small like 26 gauge (or even smaller) would probably be sufficient.
I think you'll find the problem quite easily when you pull i
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ha ha yep tha gutter,thanks 4 that i pull it out and c how i go the next few days i will let u know how i go.
old pt pirie had some fun over there, worked with a fair few blokes from there, good guys cheers for the info
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Port Pirie, eh??? Do you know the chook farm out of town?
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Vaguely. I haven't lived there for 20 years so I've probably forgotten more about that place than I ever knew.
I left there in Jan87, spent the next 18 months in Wagga, then 7 years in Newcastle, a couple of years in Brisbane and finally settled in Ad
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yep thay were the days i think they still do the same thing now , i pulled the dash out ,pulled it apart it seemed it was out of line on the plate that turns from 6-8 i pushed it a little and put it back together nothing was broken put it in now its work
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I'm glad you seem to have it sorted. i told ya it would be easy. :-)
At least your son has an interesting story regarding his name. Let's hope he doesnt' grow up to like Hyundais!!
I called my dog Herpes, cause he just wont heal. TIC
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when people say its easy nomaly it is until i go to do it but i am getting better at my elec skills .
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Yes, I guess being an Instrument Fitter by trade and having spent the last 20 years as an Aircraft Avionics Technician (Instruments, Electrical, Radar, Radio etc) on F-18 Hornet fighter jets as well as having tertiary electronic engineering qualifications
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