More Issues

[Ikestaa]

Bob and anyone else who can help out,
As we move along we've been running into some small issues.
1. The brake lights come on when the brake is not applied and go off when the brakes are applied. Similarly, when the lights are on and you apply the brakes, they go from bright to dim. We confirmed this by testing the sensor on the master. There is nothing in between the left and right posts, or left and top posts. When the brake is off, there is continuity between the top and right, brake is applied, and no continuity. Basically, the switch is working backwards as it is setup now.

2. The speedometer (Autometer) reads forward speed when the wheels are running in reverse, and backwards (odometer started to tick back to 999999) when running in any forward gear. We have the 18 tooth green LH driven speedometer gear on a 4 speed toploader. I am guessing it is an issue with the speedometer. If it helps, Autometer states that it will read 60mph for 1000 rev/min.

3. The tach (also autometer) has a different wiring scheme than the Smiths and SW. It has a neg ground, a signal and a pos 12V posts. Yesterday we hooked up a 12V wire (from the cigarette lighter that is not being used) to see if that would work. The tach dropped from 2100rpm (where it has been sitting since we got it) to about 100rpm. It still did nothing when the car was started though. Would it help to hook the 12V supply upto a 12V ignition wire instead of the constantly live cigarette lighter?

4. The windshield wipers were installed yesterday and work for the most part. They work fine on the high setting, but on the low setting they will do nothing if they are already parked. If you are running on the high setting, then switch to low, they will park themselves, but they will do it slowly. Any ideas?

I know it is a pretty long list, but these are the last issues that we have left (hopefully ). Thanks in advance for any help that you guys can offer.