taco stoped working

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  1. AUSSIE DAVE

    AUSSIE DAVE Road Train Member

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    i have thought of that but not sure. mainly thought it might be a bad earth, cause the taco is meant to have a earth wire that runs to ground, not on ECM common return, any idea how i can work out which wire at the back of taco is the earth wire?
     
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  3. AUSSIE DAVE

    AUSSIE DAVE Road Train Member

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    i look for a fuse but did not see one, but i think there is one for it somewhere, any idea where the fuse is located?
     
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    AUSSIE DAVE Road Train Member

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    good idea, only problem is finding another taco that i can lend to test with, but thanks for idea
     
  5. king Q

    king Q Road Train Member

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    Where I'm from its also called a taco (Tachometer).= RPM.
    Odo (Odometer).= Distance traveled.
    Speedo (Speedometer). = Speed traveled at.

    Is this the OE taco or an after market fitment?
     
  6. AUSSIE DAVE

    AUSSIE DAVE Road Train Member

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    oh u speak my tongue lol. yes it is the OE taco
     
  7. king Q

    king Q Road Train Member

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    OE are more sophisticated.= More difficult to fix.
    Sorry no Idea.
     
  8. AUSSIE DAVE

    AUSSIE DAVE Road Train Member

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    thanks anyway for the help.
     
  9. belltransit

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    if u have a friend with a truck like urs u can ask to pull his taco and just plug it in to ur truck. if it works....bingo!!! bad gage. just an idea.
     
  10. AUSSIE DAVE

    AUSSIE DAVE Road Train Member

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    just unpluged and reconnected all wires into back of taco, no fix. taco is a VDO, was going to use multi meter to find earth wire but forgot to take it with me to the truck (in holiday mode LOL) so i will make sur i take multi meter with me next time and try and find earth wire and run a new one to earth and see if it fixes it. failing that i will have to get cummins to check it for me, oh the pain! the pain! i really hate paying cummins prices, just feel like i get shafted every time i walk in their door, might have to start taking some KY Gel with me to Cummins
     
  11. AUSSIE DAVE

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    GREAT NEWS, GOT TACO WORKING, stupid thing runs off the alternator, and it had blown a fuse!
     
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