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just plugged my rev counter clocks into my 1.2 and the rev counter doesnt work at all!, am i doing something wrong because the only wireing (sp) is that black plug i pulled out of the standard clocks??? im stumped so if anyone can point me in the right direction then please do!!!
thanx :thumb:
You will need to run a wire from the spare connector on the ignition coil through the bulk head and connect it to the dials, I can't remember exactly where it connects to the clocks but should say in the haynes manual.
should have a wire behind the dash, taped up, one's for oil pressure, one's for rev counter, plug the green one in, and it should work fine ;)
If its anything like mine was then you will need to run a wire from the black wire on the coil to the spade connector to the back of your clock. The spade connector shuld be directly behind where the rev counter is placed.
same goes for the oil pressure. You need a oil pressure sender to replace your oil pressure switch on the bottom back of the block drivers side (if you take off the drivers side wheel you will see it). Then connect a wire from the spare terminal to the back of the oil pressure guage.
I had to do the same in order to get my 1.2 carb to have revs and oil pressure
Very simple.
every nova i've had has had both of them wire's behind the dash, two 1.0's a 1.2, 1.3, and a 1.4
My one hasn't lol
Could it be the year? Mines an '85
it will be taped up... have a look, more than likely be there...
I had a look back when i bought the guages, looked well behid the dash, around the fuse box with clocks off couldnt find anything.
Apart from the wire I added to the coil there were no other wires there same goes for the oil pressure only a single wire in the engine bay
But I mite go check again just out of curiosity.
Edit: What year's were the Nova's you had?
83, 88,89,90,92,93 lol
Ahhhhhhhhhhh but not '85 lol
My MK1 90 didn't have either of the wires
Look at the coil connections.
If the bottom right is blank then the wire is not fitted.
If you have a green wire connected to the bottom right, then the wire is in the loom.
My '92 nova already had the wire in the clock plug, it wasn't taped up.
^^ Yeh It was blank before I connected it up back when I got the clocks. IM sure I would have found it by nowQuote:
Originally Posted by Nova_Tek
thanx everyone for your help. just going out now to see if theirs any wires or the lack of any wires for the rev'O'meter. iv allready fitted the oil pressure switch, just needs connecting up. anyway thanks again lads :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
just been out and guess what?????........ no other wires taped up, bloody typical!!! btw mines a '88 1.2 Merit
Just run a wire from the back of the clocks to the coil, and it'll be fine :)
The oil pressure wire should be taped up next to the pressure sender if your still looking for that wire too.
You gonna have to do what I did mate to get em working.Quote:
Originally Posted by Give it some rev
Looks like not all Nova's came with em already in the loom and taped up. Unlike S t e, one lucky geeza :D
haha, i must be lucky then, all nova's i've come across have got them there
iv fitted a wire to the right hand side of the coil and wired it up to the rev counter and still no rev!!!! iv tried 2 diff rev counter clocks and it works backwards????? totally stumped well intruley now. someone help. please. pretty please. :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by Long Live The Nova
Bottom right hand side?
yeah the bottom right hand side (rev side) because the other side is the oil pressure one.
Eh??
I mean the coil
Lol
On the back of the clocks there isn't a terminal connection like there is for the oil pressure, the rev wire is wired into the clock plug itself.