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Jenko_Sport
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Registered: 25th May 06
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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8th Jan 09 at 09:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Speedo keeps on dropping and then picking back upto the speed it should be.
When i switch my lights on my stereo goes off.
My battery also keeps running pretty much flat if left for a couple of days.

Any ideas?
C2RL R
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Registered: 28th Mar 02
Location: Redcliffe, QLD
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8th Jan 09 at 10:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
sounds like a short circuit somewhere. could be a bit of a twat to find it too. think you may need to spend a few hours with the multi meter ouit.
Jenko_Sport
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8th Jan 09 at 10:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ive had enough of this car lol.

May just break the damn thing.
C2RL R
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8th Jan 09 at 11:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its this guy hiding in your boot that is the problem
Jenko_Sport
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8th Jan 09 at 11:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Wouldnt surprise me.
Jenko_Sport
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8th Jan 09 at 14:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Any other suggestion other than jonny5 in my boot?
dan-sport
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8th Jan 09 at 14:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i had this a while ago when i was converting my 2.0l to a 1.4, when i pressed the horn the headlights went up and down found out it was an earth that i had missed so it could be a loose earth
Jenko_Sport
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8th Jan 09 at 19:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i replaced the original earth strap a couple of weeks ago as it was looking abit tired.
Rybo
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8th Jan 09 at 23:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
defo sounds like an earth problem,remember theres a couple in back of dash too bud

 
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