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- Tue Aug 25, 2020 4:24 pm
- Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
- Topic: R3 - yet another bus !
- Replies: 11
- Views: 713
Re: yet another bus !
Glad to hear it worked out!
- Sat May 23, 2020 8:26 pm
- Forum: Meetings
- Topic: May 23rd Virtual Mini Meet
- Replies: 137
- Views: 11757
Re: May 23rd Virtual Mini Meet
Thanks Sylvia - bring on the next one, hopefully in person!
- Sat May 23, 2020 11:31 am
- Forum: Meetings
- Topic: May 23rd Virtual Mini Meet
- Replies: 137
- Views: 11757
Re: May 23rd Virtual Mini Meet
dragonflyjewels wrote: ↑Sat May 23, 2020 10:20 amis there ANYONE who hasnt got a roomful of 480 bits ?

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Don't worry, I've got enough bits here to build another few cars from scratch but no scales big enough to fit that lot on!
- Sat May 23, 2020 10:05 am
- Forum: Meetings
- Topic: May 23rd Virtual Mini Meet
- Replies: 137
- Views: 11757
Re: May 23rd Virtual Mini Meet
Here's my contribution to the 'car interiors not in cars' collection:


- Sat May 23, 2020 9:56 am
- Forum: Meetings
- Topic: May 23rd Virtual Mini Meet
- Replies: 137
- Views: 11757
Re: May 23rd Virtual Mini Meet
Morning all, long time no posting from me! The GT has been away having its quarter-century service for some months and is likely to be away for several more at this rate so in the meantime I've been trying to make some progress with the rest of the fleet. I'll be dipping in and out today as time all...
- Mon Dec 09, 2019 10:16 pm
- Forum: Electrical system (30)
- Topic: Extreme Speedo Rescue
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3366
Re: Extreme Speedo Rescue
I believe that in order for that sensor to work properly you should have some voltage on his leads. With the function generator you are applying a signal with is own power supply. In order for the car sensor "make" a signal it has to have a voltage feed to create the sinus wave. That voltage is sup...
- Sun Dec 08, 2019 8:43 pm
- Forum: Electrical system (30)
- Topic: Extreme Speedo Rescue
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3366
Re: Extreme Speedo Rescue
There is NO output from the sensor, as it only has TWO wires, it is only changing the inductance?? as the gear wheel moves past it it is 'dumb' from my understanding of Robert (Brinkies) comments about fixing speedos . .. three wires are a different kettle of fish :D That's my understanding of it a...
- Sun Dec 08, 2019 6:28 pm
- Forum: Electrical system (30)
- Topic: Extreme Speedo Rescue
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3366
Re: Extreme Speedo Rescue
I think that's probably what I'll try next, unfortunately that's a workshop job so will have to wait until next weekend. Additionally, I have no idea what the output from a healthy speed sensor would look like so I don't have a 'control' to compare it to, so will have to rely on my ability to judge ...
- Sun Dec 08, 2019 1:45 pm
- Forum: Electrical system (30)
- Topic: Extreme Speedo Rescue
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3366
Re: Extreme Speedo Rescue
I carried on my investigations this morning - first thing was to check the sensor connector in the engine bay. In a car of this vintage (1988) it's down here: https://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a254/The_Computer_Moose/Cars/SVC/Speedo%20Repair/1_zpsr3cdig2p.jpg and looks like this: https://i13.photob...
- Wed Dec 04, 2019 11:20 am
- Forum: Electrical system (30)
- Topic: Extreme Speedo Rescue
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3366
Re: Extreme Speedo Rescue
Good work and a tidy repair 👍 Many thanks, hopefully it will all work in the end! My only idea: could it be that one of the speedo wires has broken insulation and it is grounded somewhere accidentally? That's certainly something I'm considering. Depending on what happens when I try feeding a signal...
- Wed Dec 04, 2019 11:18 am
- Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
- Topic: Turbo on eBay
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2330
Re: Turbo on eBay
That's annoying, two turbos come up for sale on my doorstep in about as many months and they're both knackered. Will keep an eye on it out of interest though as I drive past that yard fairly regularly, and it's just round the corner from where I do most of my maintenance. The Oxford main dealer in t...
- Tue Dec 03, 2019 6:38 pm
- Forum: Electrical system (30)
- Topic: Extreme Speedo Rescue
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3366
Extreme Speedo Rescue
This is something between a blog post, a how-to, and a question thread, so the electrical forum felt like the right place for it. My grey ES was supposed to be restoration project to give me something to fix when I'm not already fixing the green GT, but the other half has been using it to commute in...
- Sun Nov 10, 2019 8:09 pm
- Forum: Electrical system (30)
- Topic: Oil on speed sensor
- Replies: 43
- Views: 6630
Re: Oil on speed sensor
yep both speedo have broken plastic gear wheels :-( one has two teeth missing, one has a tooth 'folded over' so I guess two gear wheels needed :( Was about to suggest that! Presumably you've already found the part you need, they were available on eBay last time I checked. Probably wouldn't have hel...
- Sat Nov 09, 2019 4:58 pm
- Forum: Electrical system (30)
- Topic: 460 turbo dash lights
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1708
Re: 460 turbo dash lights
That looks fantastic! I've had SuperBrightLEDs in my bookmarks for a while as one of the few websites advertising B10d bulbs, but I've never ordered anything from them, partly due to shipping hassle and mainly because I suspected that the front-facing LED chip would be too directional to allow the l...
- Mon Nov 04, 2019 7:45 pm
- Forum: Body and Interior (80)
- Topic: Bulbs for instruments
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2078
Re: Bulbs for instruments
Don't forget the hazard switch while you're in there: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SLI-EBT-1107 ... 2577963987
...and this is useful in general: https://www.volvo-480-europe.org/forum/ ... 2&p=218099
...and this is useful in general: https://www.volvo-480-europe.org/forum/ ... 2&p=218099
- Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Highest Mileage Car Currently on UK Roads?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 676
Re: Highest Mileage Car Currently on UK Roads?
Not my car, but the latest 480 at Lake's had 196,681 on the clock, and looked like it was doing well until it unfortunately hit something. That Celeb has been up for sale for a while, perhaps the high mileage has been putting people off? The rear clusters look fairly bad but hopefully that won't be ...
- Thu Oct 31, 2019 12:19 pm
- Forum: Parts, Accessories & Brochures
- Topic: Wanted - under bonnet rubber seals & other things
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2578
Re: Wanted - under bonnet rubber seals & other things
the 480 in lakes had a set of gauges I think - James can probably confirm! It did indeed - if they didn't make it into your boot then I've probably got them. Haven't been through my bits yet but will check in due course. I believe you had first dibs on them but if you're offering them to David then...
- Fri Oct 25, 2019 2:58 pm
- Forum: Meetings
- Topic: 26th October Mini Meet Lincolnshire Wolds
- Replies: 89
- Views: 9674
Re: 26th October Mini Meet Lincolnshire Wolds
The whole car has been off the road for a while (coolant leak, now fixed with a new pump) and I've been daily driving it this week to bring any niggles to the surface, which turned out to be the near-side pop-up not working and the info centre being completely dead. I can do without them for driving...
- Fri Oct 25, 2019 12:16 pm
- Forum: Meetings
- Topic: 26th October Mini Meet Lincolnshire Wolds
- Replies: 89
- Views: 9674
Re: 26th October Mini Meet Lincolnshire Wolds
The GT and I are having a slight disagreement:


Fortunately I had a feeling this would happen so I preemptively took the day off. Not sure which car I'll be in tomorrow but I'll get there one way or another!


Fortunately I had a feeling this would happen so I preemptively took the day off. Not sure which car I'll be in tomorrow but I'll get there one way or another!
- Fri Oct 25, 2019 12:08 pm
- Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
- Topic: Pre-Production car for sale in Belgium
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1284
Re: Pre-Production car for sale in Belgium
Looks familiar!
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So it's done 16km since it was sold last year and gained £14,675 in value!
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=35643
So it's done 16km since it was sold last year and gained £14,675 in value!
