So, after way too long on this, my third build, I'm close to start up day. (Standard out of the box R400 delivered last December).
Having got the front end electrics connected - headlights and indicator and horns - and connected up the rest of the electrics from engine to chassis loom, I touched the positive lead to the battery (negative lead already connected). The starter motor immediately runs, thankfully not connecting to the flywheel since I have yet to put in any oil. It just spins and gets warm to the touch.
Also I see that the speedo is sitting at 140mph permanently and the other dials have their needles pointing down at 6 o'clock.
The headlights, indicators and horns work .
Anyone had this problem?
thanks in advance for any thoughts or experiences on this.
Peter