Former_rotorhead Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 (edited) OK, my car had a dash fire before I got it. I'm working blind here. Got her running and road worthy 3 days ago. BUT, I have no speedometer. The odometer powers up and displays, but doesn't climb in mileage due to no speedo. I've opened the cluster cover and there are two wires going to the speedo. Contacts are clean and it fits tight. Any ideas on how to test the speedo itself? Isn't the speedo driven from a sensor on the front right wheel? Is there a way to test this? Thanks. BTW, I did a search and only found problems with "bouncy" speedos. Edited September 23, 2006 by Former_rotorhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former_rotorhead Posted November 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 Is the speedo sensor on the rear left on US models? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmendoza Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 I was under the impression the sensor is on the front right wheel. Quote '03.5 Final Edition Esprit ~ 5.7lbs/hp mildly modded - 430rwhp, 353rwtq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former_rotorhead Posted November 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 (edited) I've heard both, is there a visual difference in the sensor compaired to the other three? ALSO, I have two wires going into my speedo plug. As my car had to be re-wired, is this correct? It's only two screws to remove the instrument bezel cover.... anyone wanna help and send a pic if there's three wires? I have the black wiring diagram book but I'm afraid I don't have the edumucation to understand it;) Edited November 29, 2006 by Former_rotorhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advantage Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 You should have 3 wires coming directly from the back of your speedo head. Like this: The one I assume you're missing is in the top left of the plug in the above pic. I think that's the signal (I can't remember, it's been a while!) which will allow your speedo to show the road speed. The wire goes to the 18 pin connector of the dash (binacle) loom (there's a smaller 14 pin plug too) and ends up at the position shown below: From there on I dunno where it goes! It just dissapears under the dash..... Any help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former_rotorhead Posted December 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 (edited) BLESS YOU!!!!!!!!!! That's it! Will install it tomorrow. Boy, you have no idea how thankful I am. I saw that wire and was scared to just install it blindly. Will update tomorrow. Edited December 1, 2006 by Former_rotorhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former_rotorhead Posted December 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Graham, Thanks again. The pic saved the day. I couldn't wait until the morning and plugged it in and went for a quick test drive. The speedo works fine. I appreciate the help. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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