dicky96

HI guys I'm really sorry to say I won't be making it to Wollaton either :sad: Lee did txt me at 5pm to tell me my car is now fixed and the speedo works again (in fairness he did say he would have it fixed this week) but at this time of the day on a Saturday I have no way to get to Shrewsbury now to go pick her up, I normally get a lift in the daytime. I even checked the trains but the service is crap (2hrs, 2 changes) I'm really happyto see my car back on the road again but somewhat p*ss*d off to miss yet another show because the car is so temperamental at times I have a spare pass here then, though I don't guess it's much use to anyone unless the A50 through Stoke happens to be on your route and you decide to go last minute Rich

Lee Dent now has it. Although the speedo worked on the way back from the garden centre yesterday it didn't work when I started the car today nor did it work all the way to Shrewsbury Rich

The seat would drive backwards but not forwards so it does have power to it. Anyways this morning I tried holding the switch on the seat in the forwards direction (no joy) while simultaneously shaking the seat violently and lo and behold it then moved forwards and it now seems to work fine. Go figure that one! I put the dash pretty much back together but I have got a problem with the left hand barnacle. The hazard flasher switch was held in place wih two long screws about 2 inch long and they unscrewed all the way out with no problem but when I tried to screw them back in they just push all the way down the plastic tubes they should screw into and will not grip at all. I know they are the right screws as they are the only long ones. So that is all hanging loose at the moment. What's gone on to cause that? It's wierd. The missus wanted to go to the garden centre this afternoon and as my van was in the garage having a new fan and fanbelt fitted I decided to take the Zed even though the speedo was not working and the steering is heavy. Anyway all the way there (about 5 miles) the speedo would not work, but when I set out back it started to work again of it's own accord and kept on working all the way home. I don't trust it though, I bet it will stop working again.

Guys I got the dash clocks out but I can't see anything behind there that would look like a kph/mph converter. To be honest I feel this is getting beyond my ability to fix - I am very good with electronics but not with cars :no: I now hav about a zilion screws and I hope I can rememebr how it all goes back together!!! Here are some pics of what I can see from behind the clocks. This things with the green arrows are the power and switch (green/blue) for my electroflourescent dials To add to my woes I moved the drivers seat back so I could easier work on the dash and now the bloody thing wont move forward again (electric) I had this problem a few years ago as I recall but can't recall how I fixed it. I really love this Zed but sometimes it is a difficult relationship grrr

Hi Ian, it's a 1993 - but I don't think it is the clock, as I have a separate digital timer/speed meter and that is reading zero as well. Also the power steering feels weird. I will get behind the clocks and see if I can find the mph converter. Looking at one on ebay it seems to be a little box with four wires - sensor in, 12v, 0V and output to speedo? At least then I can get someone to spin the speed sensor at the gearbox and see if I can read a voltage in and out of the converter. If I can't find it I will take some pics of what is behind there Rich

HI guys Unfortunately I still don't have this sorted. Got the car on the ramp at the garage across the road at the moment. They took the speed sensor off for me. It doesn't look like the faulty one in the pic and I tested it on an AC volt meter as advised and I read about 1.5V AC on the terminals when it is rotated by hand. So I guess that means it is OK. Next thing I guess is either a bad connection or broken wire. I have a km/miles converter which is behind the clocks somewhere though i didn't fit it. I guess I am right to assume I should see a voltage there if I spin the speed sensor - anyone know which wire is the one coming from the sensor or what a km/mph converter actually looks like? Thanks Rich

Sorry guys but it's bad news on this one - I was too late with the entries and missed the boat. :oops: Wouldn't have happened if the previous organisers hadn't sold the show to another company as they were sending me entry forms automatically On the good news side of things I got my exhibitor pass for Wollaton so I will see you all soon :yes:

Mine was posted yesterday with my fiver included - normal first class lol So it looks like I wil be on the attendees list Sounds like a good meet Rich

OK that's enough of us - Iwill send for the passes after the weekend, however more than four would be good... anyone else?

Oh I just realised Trentham show has now changed organisers. The price is still the same at £3.50 per car but you now only have two persons per car - additional persons have to pay full admission. We actually only need four cars for a club stand and I do indeed need to move quickly to get it booked.

Right guys that should help :) I didn't fit the aftermarket KM/MIles converter as it was already fitted when I got the car Sounds like the problem described above, or maybe a dodgy wiring connection Cheers

Ooh nice - that's half the cars we need already I am going to Gran Canaria next Monday so if we could get a few more volunteers I will get the passes ordered before I go Cheers

I printed out the entry form and will post it this morning. So hopefully I should be there :) Rich

Cheers Gaz Life has taken me on a bit of a roller-coaster ride this last year or so but I am still alive and Zedding lol Rich

Hi guys I have a small problem with the Zed again - the speedo stopped working (after no warning of an impending problem it became intermittent for a day then just seems to have given up) It just reads zero all the time now and this is messing up the power sterring too. I know there is a possible issue with a bad soldered joint inside the speedo but what has me wondering whether that is the problem is because I also have a separate aftermarket digital speed meter/timer and that has stopped working as well. I think the problem is more likely with the speed sensor and/or km to miles converter but have no idea where to even look for either of those Any advice? Cheers Rich