rev counter woes - Ford Forums

07-21-2002, 13:00

hi i have a mkiv 1989 xr3i cabirolet that im currently restoring, and im having a little trouble with the revcounter. no mater if im crusing or booting it the rev needle never goes above 2000 revs :( ive check on the back of the instrument panel and all the connections are good and clean...someone mentioned to me it might be a timing issue but the car has plenty of power and will still hit top speeds of <>125mph and i havent started on the engine yet....

any suggestions

ps. anyone know where i can get a black or white roof canvas?

Tia

**Big Block Ford** · 07-22-2002, 01:12

Hi Suicde-c .I would suspect the gauge itself would be the problem. Remove the tacho and have it tested. Sounds like a cool project.How long have you been restoring it.

07-22-2002, 01:27

a few months now, its starting to look more like a ride and less like a rustbucket everyday :)

yeah i guess it could be the electrics behind the rev conter..

Thanks for replying

11-02-2002, 19:11

I know, old thread, but the same thing is wrong with my 1988 RS Escort, revs to 1k and stops :mad:

The guy we bought it of said he had it looked at and fixed, but it broke again soon after.

I'm just going to get a nice aftermarket one to replace it :)

11-03-2002, 02:27

in my case it turns out that the pickup (on top of the coil) had been disconected! i had someone tracing down an earthing fault found it and reconnected ti it runs fine now!!!

al i have to do now is find a roof fitter :(

**Big Block Ford** · 11-03-2002, 13:35

Great to hear you got it working Suicide-c.