hour meter on 863

[donald73d]

I figured my hour meter was broken as it was not moving. So I ordered a new one. But I just hooked up the old one via test leads to a 12V battery and its working fine. What to check next?

 

[jim863]

Sounds like a wire. Gonna have to follow the wires or maybe a fuse. Is it one of the round hour meters? cause dont know if those would even have a fuse. Good luck.

 

[donald73d]

Sounds like a wire. Gonna have to follow the wires or maybe a fuse. Is it one of the round hour meters? cause dont know if those would even have a fuse. Good luck.

Its a rectangular one. I assume it does not just get 12V when the ignition switch is ON correct? It must get fed 12V only when the engine is actually running?

 

[donald73d]

Its a rectangular one. I assume it does not just get 12V when the ignition switch is ON correct? It must get fed 12V only when the engine is actually running?

Sorry - I made a typo in the original post. Its a 843 diesel.

 

[Kermode]

Sorry - I made a typo in the original post. Its a 843 diesel.

Most likely there will be an oil pressure switch on the motor that supplies power to the hour meter when the motor is running. I think the 843 came before the frenzy of computerization that Bobcat embarked upon so it should be simple. Or maybe not.

 

[Tazza]

Most likely there will be an oil pressure switch on the motor that supplies power to the hour meter when the motor is running. I think the 843 came before the frenzy of computerization that Bobcat embarked upon so it should be simple. Or maybe not.

Kermode beat me to it. They hook the gauges up in an odd way. I remember my 751 needed the charge pressure sender hooking up before it started working. Ensure its working or even fitted. SOmetimes they leak and people just remove them and plug the hole up.
If that fails, do what i did when i re-wired my 743. Hook power to the hour meter from the panel meters. When the switch is on, the meter clicks away, when its off, the meter will also be off, can't get easier than that!