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Post by **petefarrell360** » 23 Dec 2005 10:46 pm

Gavin, I can probably put you in touch with someone with an econ gauge for sale! The six dial dash looks perfect, they should have all been that way, a four dial dash just doesn't look right now!
Pete

Post by **340GLT** » 24 Dec 2005 12:29 am

Is that lit up at 1600RPM to tell you to change up???

Cheers Adam

Post by **990** » 24 Dec 2005 12:32 am

Wow - stop tempting me - I only have the standard 4 guage dash - and my Mother in Law scrapped a Mk2 with the change up dial in

Post by **willowdog** » 24 Dec 2005 05:44 am

Yes, it was telling me to change up, it seems to only kick in after around 1500 rpm and doesnt care what gear you're in (except for 5th.) If it thinks you'll get better economy it comes on.

I am not sure how it all works but I am surprised it still works in neutral.

Though, come to think of it I may well have been in first with my foot on the clutch.

I now want the external temp gauge! But I think i'll pass on the tunnel gauge cluster.
:EDIT: Just re-read... Don't you know theres a lot of torque in these engines? They dont need to be revved past 1600

Cheers

William

Post by **redline** » 24 Dec 2005 09:27 am

willowdog wrote: But I think i'll pass on the tunnel gauge cluster.
William

well if you find one just pass it on to me please LoL

Post by **SoLaMaNdA** » 24 Dec 2005 12:14 pm

I had that shift light in my old car. THE MOST ANNOYING DEVICE IN HISTORY. I don't give a flying **** if it wants me to change up. I want to go to 4,000rpm and thats that

Also stays on in 5th!

Post by **Chris_C** » 24 Dec 2005 12:19 pm

Having had a nose at the green book about these last night, they will come on in neutral, and only not come on when you are in fifth. The renix decides when it comes on, and as long as the fifth gear switch isn't tripped, the light will come on. So it doesn't look possible to change when the light comes on

Post by **classicswede** » 24 Dec 2005 11:50 pm

SoLaMaNdA wrote:I had that shift light in my old car. THE MOST ANNOYING DEVICE IN HISTORY. I don't give a flying **** if it wants me to change up. I want to go to 4,000rpm and thats that

Also stays on in 5th!

Come on at lest 5,000rpm the cam does not come in untill about 3,000.

Post by **SteveP** » 25 Dec 2005 12:20 am

classicswede wrote:Come on at lest 5,000rpm the cam does not come in untill about 3,000.

In a carb 360?

Post by **foggyjames** » 26 Dec 2005 01:20 am

SoLaMaNdA wrote:Also stays on in 5th!

The switches which 'lock out' 5th gear are famous for breaking

cheers

James

Post by **Ronnie** » 26 Dec 2005 05:04 pm

I had a change gear indicator in my old Scirocco GTX - I hated it, Always felt it was nagging me and trying to make me feel guilty for driving the way I like to.

I'd like an ammeter and oil pressure dials - useful early warning devices. When I was a fisherman we used to check oil pressures religiously. An ambient temp would be useful too actually, especially in winter... Anyone got any going spare?

Post by **SteveP** » 26 Dec 2005 05:10 pm

Ronnie - a quick note about ambient temp gauges for your car! You'll have to search for a Smiths one unforunately, as you'll have an earlier dash - designated by a harsher corner piece and different style 'degrees C' letter. There was one on ebay not long ago - I think Adam was getting it for someone on here.

Post by **5lab** » 26 Dec 2005 05:37 pm

nagh a c-plate 360 will be a vdo gauge cluster.

as for putting the light on at different rpm - well its set up to come on when its more economical to change up. if you're flooring it, the light wont come on till ~4,500 rpm, in my experiance. if you wanted it to come on later, it would be possible - according to my basic tests the rev gauge appears to send out a constant-ish current with a voltage that alters (my multimeter picked up > 50 volts on it when revving high). just stick something that detects (say) >40 volts on that line, and AND it with the default change up connection..

incidentally, it was my wish a while ago (in a 360 glt) to have an econometer, fit a diesel dashboard cutout (which doesnt have a choke light - instead it has a coil light) and wire up the coil light to the change-up light, cos a twirly symbol could kinda be a change up.. if you see what i mean?? it'd give that light a use anyways..

Post by **Chris_C** » 26 Dec 2005 05:53 pm

Rev gauge has a signal greater than 50V..... wheres it getting that from???? I remember your plan, did you ever get the deseasal light shades? Alternative change up light will be around in a month ish (but don't tell anyone

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Post by **SteveP** » 26 Dec 2005 06:15 pm

5lab wrote:nagh a c-plate 360 will be a vdo gauge cluster.

It's a B plate from memory