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Help me with my gauges (engine light, fuel level, speedometer). luckily the car is new! Tree weeks old... I have a 4/4 sport.. has anyone had the same problem? 
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Hi crudo......what exactly is happening with your gauges? It might be down to a loose connector at the back of the instrument cluster.
Jays
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Need to know what is happening, but I suspect a faulty earth at the back of the dash if it's not just one gauge that is playing up.
All the instrument earths are taken to a single point behind the dash (or they used to be on older cars).
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Graham (G4FUJ)
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If the speedo stops working the engine light comes on ( the computer monitors road speed) an easy fix for the dealer, the faulty part is usually the pick up on the prop shaft
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My fuel gauge sometimes sticks, which can be a problem if I am on a long journey and don't notice that it has'nt moved. Solution is to turn off the ignition and start the car again. The gauge wakes up and normality resumes.
I had a similar problem with the oil pressure gauge, but I have only noticed it once.
I don't know what causes this, but I don't think it has anything to do with the earth. More likely to do with the quality of the individual gauges and condensation build up inside the gauge.
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Had the same on my 4/4 sport.The fuel gauge sometimes stick, I was told that was due to the positioning/shape of the fuel tank and because of this the fuel tank float does not work properly untill it reaches a certain point in the fuel tank.
(quote from the dealer"It's a Morgan")
Concerning the oil pressure gauge, it's a known problem and when I was at the factory this was resolved ,i.e in the fuse box something was taken out and replaced by Mark Baldwin( can't tell you exactly what it was ,as I was visiting the factory at that time)
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Dear all,
the speedo work only for few miles then STOP. I have moved the pick up closer to the prop shaft, but nothing change. So the engine light is on because the speedo do not work?
Buahhahaa I hate electronic gauges!
There is an Ecu which control the gauges? I'll take a look in the back of the gauges.
Thank you all
R
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Well....at least getting the dash out is easy compared to modern cars! Good luck crudo!
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Dear all,
the speedo work only for few miles then STOP. I have moved the pick up closer to the prop shaft, but nothing change. So the engine light is on because the speedo do not work?
Buahhahaa I hate electronic gauges!
There is an Ecu which control the gauges? I'll take a look in the back of the gauges.
Thank you all
R Looks like a warranty job, if the speedo pick up has been hit by the rotating ring on the prop it will need replacing
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Is it a new car?
My new (2011) 4/4 sport did the same thing, I took it to the dealer who checked it out and found the speedo was faulty, so they fitted a new speedo.
Kevin
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