Stack Dash goes backwards and breaks needle

[Shaun_E]

Yesterday the rev counter needle on my Stack Dash decided to go the other way round the dial and hit the needle stop hard enough for the needle to break .

1) What could have caused this? It worked fine all weekend until my journey home from the Speed championship awards lunch. I have had some issues with my change up lights flickering at certain RPM so possibly something wrong with the electrics there.

2) Is replacement of the needle likely yo be a DIY job or will it have to go back to Stack?

3) This (along with a niggling short circuit I have been unable to find) makes me think I could do with a new loom. Can anyone recommend somewhere that can do a custom loom? I would want all the Stack sensor wires shortened and I'd like to be able to easily separate the loom at convenient points. I realise this can be an expensive job but am prepared to pay for a good quality loom. It would be very nice if the wires were all labelled as well.

 

Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing

[Mark Durrant]

Shaun

 

I am not sure what caused your Stack rev counter to work in reverse but I would contact Stack and see what they have to say. Another club member had the needle fall off his rev counter, he found them very helpful and they fixed that FOC.

 

Mark D

Comp Sec

 

[Manxseven]

Shaun,

 

Ring my mate Adrian Butt - 01380 863118

 

He constructs wiring looms for a living and works on many historic F1 cars/ Metro 6R4s/etc

 

Tell him Simon Emmens recommended him.

 

 

[Shaun_E]

I have just spoken to Stack and I will be sending the dash back for repair. Their technical person explained that when the car is started, the needle is driven back to the stop and then moves forward to the zero position. The needle would have broken as it hit the stop so would have gone further back than the stop leaving it in an incorrect position. They couldn't say why the needle broke - has happened to a few people but no consistent reason for it. I'll wait and see what I get charged!

So not a problem with my car thankfully.

Simon - where is your friend based? I am still considering a loom replacement (wish I'd done it when I stripped and rebuilt my car a couple of years ago).

 

Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing

[Big Brother]

I'll wait and see what I get charged!

 

I'd have thought that they would repair it FOC as from the technical persons description it sounds like it may be a common (design) fault.

 

Steve

 

 

SE7EN-UP!

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[Manxseven]

Shaun,

 

Adrian is based 8 miles from Salisbury on the A30 towards London.

 

Simon

 

[Swiss_Tony]

The same thing happened to my stack dash ☹️

 

I think it was iro 55 quid to get repaired in the end. Turn around time was a week or so from memory.

 

James

Su77on Se7ens

 

[Swiss_Tony]

Just to add that it has to go back to stack for repair as the glass needs to come out to access the needle and the glass is bonded in.

 

James

Su77on Se7ens

 

[Shaun_E]

Simon - not too far for me.

James - Cheers. I am sending it to them for repair - doesn't sound too expensive.

I doubt I will get it repaired for free as it has been in the car for many years.

 

Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing

[Grim Reaper]

Same thing happened to me, sent it back to Stack and they replaced it FOC