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(Message started by: grandadman on Dec 21^st, 2007, 9:15pm)

Title: Wild Rev Counter - 2.9V Cosworth
Post by grandadman on Dec 21^st, 2007, 9:15pm

Tonight my rev counter did some wild clockwise excursions about 2 or 3 and then it stopped and behaved itself - Anyone had this problem with this model of Scorpio.

I seem to remember reading something somewhere about this sort of thing ???

Title: Re: Wild Rev Counter - 2.9V Cosworth
Post by Highlander on Dec 21^st, 2007, 10:07pm

While you were driving or when you turned the ignition on??

If its the latter its usually reckoned to mean the battery is on the way out although I also believe a battery with too low a rating may do the same

Title: Re: Wild Rev Counter - 2.9V Cosworth
Post by grandadman on Dec 21^st, 2007, 10:23pm

Good Point it was as I restarted the engine after a short in town run.

I will keep my eye on the battery and check that I have 13.8 volts when the engine is running.

A further thought, the car was engaged in this short run where the outside temp showed +0,5 degrees and all lights were on and the heater blasting out full heat .
So the battery would have been needing some heafty support from the alternator.

Thanks Highlander for your input :) Have you seen anything written on the subject on this forum?

Title: Re: Wild Rev Counter - 2.9V Cosworth
Post by Snoopy on Dec 22^nd, 2007, 7:32am

It is a well documented topic the main site covers it briefly, under battery (http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/battery.htm)

Title: Re: Wild Rev Counter - 2.9V Cosworth
Post by grandadman on Dec 22^nd, 2007, 11:35am

Thanks Snoopy - resolved!

May I take this opportunity to wish everyone whos 'knows' me, so to speak,

A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HEALTHY HAPPY NEW YEAR 8)

See you all next year - Thanks for all your help in 2007.