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ksh64
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i have noticed the dash needles go round the dials and back again on my 2 litre ,96 ultima.Any rhyme or reason why this happens?
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Dave
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Re: dash needles
« Reply #1 on: Sep 13th, 2005, 2:18pm » |
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Yep! Tends to mean that the battery is on its way out. The flicking needles show that the instruments are resetting themselves due to the voltage being too low. Mine has done it on and off for a while and, sure enough, the battery just died.
Hope this helps 
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Re: dash needles
« Reply #2 on: Sep 13th, 2005, 2:21pm » |
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Yes It sounds as though the battery is on the way out.
The needles going right around then settling back after starting the car is vidicative of a failing battery.
Suggest you get it checked ASAP before the winter
See here http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/faultfinds.htm
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Cosray
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Re: dash needles
« Reply #3 on: Sep 13th, 2005, 4:11pm » |
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Hi ksh64, Snoopy, I agree; battery time!
Also see my post 'Sudden Powercut'
Ray
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ksh64
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thanks.piggy bank robbing time again
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Cosray
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Re: dash needles
« Reply #5 on: Sep 13th, 2005, 7:46pm » |
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Ha - still middle of the month!
Ray
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Dave
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Re: dash needles
« Reply #6 on: Sep 14th, 2005, 9:35am » |
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Just bought a mid range (60 ah) battery from my local motor factor, Varta, 4 year warranty, £58! Not too bad I thought, make sure you get the one with the correct terminals!
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