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Cheers taz and altezzaclub. I might give the speedo a bit of a oil up and the cable. Could it also be the fact that its a 3 speed auto cluster with a 5 speed manual with 4:30 gears and 205/60r13 tires. All mixing putting it so far out? Cheers 79rolla

Hey everyone. I am just wanting to know how much the diff gears may make a difference to the speed that the speedo is showing vs the car is actually going. The only thing that I have done is change it from a 3 speed auto to a 5 speed manual. The car still has the 4:30 gears in it. And with those gears from about 60km/h up the speedo is out. At about 100 by phone, the speedo sits between 110-115 km/h. But at 60km/h the car is doing 60km/h by phone. So I'm wondering will 4:11 gears fix this problem or make it worse? Cheers 79rolla

Thanks banjo. I know the battery is at least ok as its new same with terminals and most parts of the wiring at this point. I think one of my problems is a faulty dimmer for dash lights as it don't change brightness and is stuffing a few things up at the moment. Might replace that and see how I go Cheers 79rolla

Thanks parrot. First thing i checked was power and it is getting power to the socket. The ground seems OK as I had the multimeter connected to the ground and socket and it showed power there. There wasnt any corrosion in the socket as i could still see the bare metal in there. All bulbs that were used aren't blown and havent had problems with any of those bulbs before. The reverse lights have only stopped working in the last 24 hours. When I switch headlights on the dash doesnt light up either. But dash lights will turn on when ignition is turned on. Cheers 79rolla

Ok thanks everyone, I solved that problem but now have another. The number plate lights have stopped working. They have power to them and I tried different bulbs but still no working. Just wanting to see what everyone thinks Cheers 79rolla

Thanks altezzaclub. Yeah when pos wire connected and ignition on it gets power to neg side of coil. I might have to have another look tomorrow. Cheers 79rolla

Need an opinion on why my 79 ke55 isnt getting spark. I have checked everything that could stop it from sparking. Resistor, power to coil, all ground wires, all fuses. Everything has been looked at and done. Replaced coil with 3 other coils, and all show no spark at all. It gets no spark out of coil. But it is getting power to negative side on every coil i have tried with only the negative wire being connected. So I want to see what you guys think it could be. Cheers 79rolla

Cheers Banjo and altezzaclub. It does have a old fuel pump. So we are going to have a look at it. We know points aren't sparking 100% of the time. They are sparking 90% of the time. So it could be spark or the fuel pump. It has done it with multiple carby's so we will have a look today to see. It does also run very rich. So we will be having a look today and ill let you all know how we go. Cheers 79rolla

Hey guys and girls. Just wondering if any one has any idea as to why my 79 ke55 shuts off under braking. Its under moderate to hard braking it cuts out. Light braking its fine and doesnt cut out. But moderate to hard braking it does. Doesn't matter if your on the clutch or not. It cuts out. Its done this with multiple Carby's now. Good and bad ones. But i don't know what it could be so would like some help on finding the problem. It is also a pain to restart. It will just sit there fast winding. It will take about 5 pumps of the pedal to restart if not more. Cheers 79rolla

Cheers banjo and altezzaclub. The only thing that has been changed that I know of is the wheels, which i changed my self. It went from a 155/80/13 to a 205/60/13 tire. Thats all thats changed that I know of. Its still got the factory auto diff though. So I'm thinking it could be that throwing it out but I don't know. But I will have a look for damage on the speedo cable. Cheers 79rolla

Sorry for the very late reply banjo. Jave had many other things to fix so i forgot about it. But i Have pulled the dash apart multiple times and it doesnt seem discoloured or broken at all. I'm thinking it could also be the blue sheet on the cluster as it only gets voltage when the regulator is in just the right spot, as it has to be touching it just right for it to work. Also I have another question fkr you. Do you know whether between having a 5 speed gearbox, 4 speed speedo cable, and 3 speed auto cluster whether that may put the speedo out over 60kmh. I'm asking this as my speedo is out but only over 60. 100kmh by speedo is about 85kmh and 120kmh by speedo is about 100kmh. Cheers 79rolla

Thanks altezzaclub Its really only when cold outside. Like today its about 20c and its fine. But i will let it cool and see what its like later. Cheers 79rolla

With the battery connected and car running it charging at 13.8v with both terminals off battery while running its about 16v. If i can't fix it soon I'm going to just get an after market one and find a place to mount it. Cheers 79rolla

Hey mate so it wasnt connected to the sender when I measured it. But Just checked now and still no change in it working. Car is about 1/2 full at the moment. And the temp sender is disconnected and has been for a while. But with the fuel sender wire not connected it only reads the 9v other wise with connected only 5v. So I'm going to try the reg but ill see how it goes and update you later.. Cheers 79rolla

Battery went flat yesterday with key on but I will mate. Cheers 79rolla