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bob neville



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Overrun on gear change
I am sure this has been posted on the site before but I can't find it.

On the way to work this morning the engine started over running on gear changes, go to change gear at 2500 rpm depress clutch as normal and revs keep going up (yes - foot off the accl. !!) to 3,000 or so and then very slowly drop down.

All fine when not changing gear.

Any ideas ??

Ta

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XS Pete



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I vaguely remember this being mentioned on here before too. Wasn't it something to do with a sensor or switch on top of the master cylinder under the bonnet, desgined to control the revs between changes to stop the tendancy for shunting the transmission?

Pete
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bob neville



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Thanks Pete - that sounds familiar.

In the dealers at the moment so I will report back what they find.

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check the clutch switch on the clutch pump. Discovery 5 td6 HSE Stornoway Gray Outback Engineering Limited Edition

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Check the fuse for the brake lights.
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bob neville



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Tim_NZ wrote:
Check the fuse for the brake lights.


My monies on this.

Fitted a worklight at the weekend and thought I had used the spare connectors for the heated rear window that a DC does not have, bet I have tapped it into one HW connector and one rear brake light Embarassed Embarassed

Garage are going to check.

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Tim_NZ



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I had the same trouble when my trailer plug shorted. It's a strange side effect, but on the plus side it warns you that your lights don't work!
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bob neville



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Update

It was my dodgy wiring - I blame the LR circuit diagrams Laughing

Blew the brake light fuse and that in turn caused the over run.

Thanks Tim - one to remember for the future plus don't trust the LR wiring diagrams Thumbs Up

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Dean Watson



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Hi

Im interested to know how the brake lights affect the revs as ive got a dc and was looking at utilising the same connections as you Bob, can you give me and indication what to use/not use.

Cheers

Deano
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bob neville



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Hi Deano

By blowing the fuse for the brake lights the ECU thinks there is a brake problem and for some reason adjusts the revs when changing gear, the dealer did try to explain why but I got lost !

The mistake I made was to use the supposed earth return in the spare wiring harness - it is not a return and hence blew the brake light fuse.

What they did was to use the earth on the permanent live two pin connector for the worklight earth rather than creating a new earth point.

I will check the exact pin that I used for the worklight in the morning but it is the one for the rear heated window.

Up front I purchased a heated rear window switch and fog light switch, changed the fronts over so I have a heated window switch with a fog light front and then plugged that into the first space to the left of the hazard switch, provided you do not pull the existing blank out to hard the rear window harness is attached and can simply be connected to the switch.

Worklight now has an illuminated switch plus the heated rear window warning light when it is on.

Only downside is the light only works with the ignition on.

I can't say this was my idea, Blackwolf first posted it.

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic9330.html

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T1G UP



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defenders have weird wiring...used a hand help midland CB at the weekend that was plugged into the 12v sockket. When i used the CB the wipers moved!
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Laurie



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T1G UP wrote:
When i used the CB the wipers moved!

You must have selected 'scanning' mode. Rolling Eyes 
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bob neville



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Weird is certainly true Thumbs Up

Trying to use an existing unused circuit was a good idea but in future I think I will put my own circuits in for anything new, at least I will know what should be affected if I get it wrong.

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2009 Defender 110 Double Cab - sold
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T1G UP wrote:
defenders have weird wiring...used a hand help midland CB at the weekend that was plugged into the 12v sockket. When i used the CB the wipers moved!


I've not had that - how did you fix it ?

CSW's have the purple and black wires ready !
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Good to hear you got it sorted Bob!

Cheers,

Tim
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