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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: Bubba on November 01, 2009, 05:40:20 PM

Title: vdo programable speedo
Post by: Bubba on November 01, 2009, 05:40:20 PM

vdo programble speedo
ugly betty one of my jeeps is blessed with a letrickery digital speedo it seems to not be working in that it does not display the milage the odometer part the seedo seems to work

when the ignition is turned on the needle does a full sweep of the face then returns to zero i have part of the wiring diagram and all looks well but i dont have the info for programing it or touble shooting the jeep has been parked with no battery for 3 months and it used to display five and a half thousand miles and now does not evan display a zero
any ideas or info guys

Title: Re: vdo programable speedo
Post by: isle of man on November 01, 2009, 05:52:12 PM

Looks like Ugly Betty has gone down on you!!!!!









A scanner will be required to progress.

Title: Re: vdo programable speedo
Post by: Dave69 on November 01, 2009, 07:33:10 PM

tut tut tut clocking a car there Bubba

Title: Re: vdo programable speedo
Post by: Bubba on November 01, 2009, 07:34:39 PM

dont think a scanner will work on a 1971

Title: Re: vdo programable speedo
Post by: Bubba on November 01, 2009, 07:39:22 PM

and i would never have taken out the art deco gages for the tacky things that are fitted

Title: Re: vdo programable speedo
Post by: Dave The Sparky on November 01, 2009, 07:42:31 PM

This what you are after?

http://www.etbinstruments.com/ETB_Gauge_Wiring_PDF/ELEC%20SPEEDO%20CAL%20INSTRUCTIONS.pdf (http://www.etbinstruments.com/ETB_Gauge_Wiring_PDF/ELEC%20SPEEDO%20CAL%20INSTRUCTIONS.pdf)

Title: Re: vdo programable speedo
Post by: scrw on November 02, 2009, 09:07:12 AM

had the same on my westfield after it was laid up on winter, they lose the settings if left with no battery power for a few months, ya need to set it up from scratch again :icon_rolleyes:

Title: Re: vdo programable speedo
Post by: Bubba on November 02, 2009, 09:14:03 AM

that seems a very bad system from an mot or insurance point of view the milage going back to zero after a re cal

thanks dave that seem to be the thing i am after

Title: Re: vdo programable speedo
Post by: Bubba on November 02, 2009, 10:33:34 AM

i just dont seem to be able to get the digits to work at all its just blank