IvIarkgraham 
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is there a difference in the engines that have cable speedo's compared to electric speedos? 
 
ie should the speedo work if i put an engine that was originally cable speedo into a car that is electric speedo?  
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carnuts 
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my corsa had electric clocks and i had an f20 on my xe which was cable i just got the right sensor for the gearbox and put it in then wired it to the speedo sensor wires i had already  job done  
 
[Edited on 02-06-2008 by carnuts]
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IvIarkgraham 
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did the rev counter work? 
 
that works for me just not the speedo
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carnuts 
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yes mate revs arent anything to do with the speedo 
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IvIarkgraham 
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thanks
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joes_1.4_16v_sport 
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quote: Originally posted by IvIarkgraham 
did the rev counter work? 
 
that works for me just not the speedo 
   
 
Got this issue with mine...   
 
 
 
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lil_g 
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Couldn't you use your original gearbox?
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IvIarkgraham 
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it is my original gear box
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joes_1.4_16v_sport 
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Same ^^^ 
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JoeyB 
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Is your ABS working?
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IvIarkgraham 
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i dont have abs
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JoeyB 
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OK, 
 
What engine did you have and what have you got now?
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IvIarkgraham 
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i had a w reg x14xe i now have a p reg x14xe
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JoeyB 
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Did you change looms? 
 
I take it the old ECU is still in place for the immob to work etc..
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IvIarkgraham 
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no dont thin the loom was changed
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JoeyB 
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Are you certain your old gearbox was used? 
 
I can't see why the electrix speedo should stop working if only the bottom end/block were swapped over. 
 
The only thing I can think is that the speedo plug was missed and wasnt plugged back into the loom....or it was damaged in the process. 
 
I would trace the speedo sensor wiring from the gearbox back to its plug and make sure its connected properly. 
 
Check your fuses also....could have popped one at some point.
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IvIarkgraham 
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fuses checked none are blown mechanic says once he has a ramp free he will check the connection.  
 
confused about the aircon though
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JoeyB 
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You can check the connection yourself, its pretty easy... 
 
If you look in the engine bay from the top you will see a plug going into the top of the gearbox...it will have a wire coming off it....trace that and check the other end is plugged into something! 
 
The plug looks something like this:  
 
 
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JoeyB 
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Whats up with the aircon lol?
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IvIarkgraham 
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car is still in the garage at the moment anyway 
 
aircon just wont come on
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IvIarkgraham 
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speedo is sorted he knocked the plug off the gear box
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JoeyB 
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quote: Originally posted by IvIarkgraham 
speedo is sorted he knocked the plug off the gear box 
   
 
Thought as much   
 
Aircon not coming on, surely thats a fuse? Does it have a light to say its on? 
 
Not sure of the aircon setup on a Corsa, not got enough spec lol
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IvIarkgraham 
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light on the switch but i think thats blown
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