Nate

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Okay ..... I'll set the scenario, I have had 2 separate subaru specialists try to fit my white dial to the rev counter , both failed (failed , meaning broke the rev counter).

I have just tried myself, using the 'burn the old needle off' technique .... put it back together, turn the ignition, at accesory stage the needle goes to 2,000, when I start the car it is just about 3,000, I revved up , and it worked correctly from there.

My question is, What can I do to make the needle start at 0 ? Or is the guage buggered ?

cheers in advance

Nate.

Guinness

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Give up mate,i've also broken 2 rev counters,wish i'd not bothered in the first place,now going to fit a 80mm defi rev counter in its place..........Alan....

Brun

Remove needle, start car replace needle somewhere around where you think it should idle - 800rpm???

Nate

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Brun,

As mad as that sounds ..... I am going to try !!!!

Will post my progress shortly.

Nate.

Nate

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IT NOW WORKS !!!!!!!!

Brun,

I used your idea mainly ....... As I described above on accesory swith (1st position), it was going to 2000 RPM on the guage....... I put the needle on just below the black needle stop and pushed it past the stop in the right direction, fired it up AND IT WORKS

Cheers matey

Nate.

stew911

think i might just show partner this thread when he gets up, thanks to whoever asked about this in the first place.

Nate

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Stew,


Something makes me think you did a search !!!



Nate.

chris25uk

had the same problem when i done mine, took needle off with car running and placed it back where it normally idles... job done.. i broke the fuel and temp needles tho

stew911

and you would be right there mate

pugsleygti

and i did chris i tryed so hard not to break the fuel needle but the temp needle was cause i was in an **** by that point .. should really get it fixed its annoying keep topping the tank up all the time just in case
chris

stew911

fuel and temperature guages are fine but the rev counter stays at 3000 and the speedo confuses the hell out of him, the old one used to read the mph on the small inside dial after being derectricted, but the new dial read mph on the large outside dial, does this make any difference?