I'm guessing this is a common problem. I have to do the same thing
(centering the "0"s) to get my trip meter to work properly. The gentle
touch seems to be the secret.
Scott McKorkle
1978 MGB
----------
> From: Steve Bettencourt <steveb5815@edgenet.net>
> To: jafcjr@presys.com; MG Mailing List <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: Lake George, great weekend, bragging
> Date: Wednesday, September 16, 1998 6:05 AM
>
> Thank you very much for your suggestion. I tried it when I left work
> yesterday... Pushed the reset button half a dozen times, gently. It had
> been stuck at 0 but before that it would only go to .5 mi. As I drove up
> the street I was amazed the it went past .5 and is still working. I think
> the car is just happy that I ordered it a new gas gauge sending unit :-)
>
> At 07:12 AM 9/15/98 -0700, jafcjr@presys.com wrote:
> >Same thing happened with my trip odometer shortly after the car got
> >here. In frustration I kept pushing the reset button, both while
> >driving and at a standstil, and eventually, after maybe 50 to 100 pushes
> >it started working. I now make SURE that all the numerals are centered
> >on <0> before setting out. sometimes takes 5 pushes.
> >
> >Best of luck
> >--
> >J. A. Frazer Crocker, Jr. "I pray and incur
> >P. O. Box 3184 silence...am I
> >Florence, OR 97439 under regard?"
> >541-902-0554 R. S. Thomas
> >E-mail jafcjr@presys.com
> >
> Steve Bettencourt
> '79 MGB - '89 T10 Blazer
> Steve's HotRod World
> http://www3.edgenet.net/CruizinRI
|