Re: my tach doesn't work

[jtrealty@xxxx]

Before you go pulling apart the binnacle try cleaning the ground 
connection on the frame just inside and in front of the left front 
wheel (It is easier if you jack up the car and remove the wheel 
first). There are many wires at that point and just might be the 
problem. The tach circuit is very simple so if the engine is runnng 
correctly it is unlikely that wiring is the cause. I would guess it is 
either a grounding problem, a loose connector at the binnacle 
connecting the tach, or a bad tach which is unlikely but not 
impossible. When and if you pull the tach check for continuity on the 
w/s wire (white/slate) which should get to the coil. Don't touch this 
wire with the motor running, check when it is off! Removing the 
binnacle isn't too terrible if you can lay underneath the dash and are 
slow and careful. A trick I use is to sit in the seat with my head on 
the floor and my feet on the headrest. It is better than trying to lay 
over the sill and turn your head 180 degrees. Some people have said it 
is simpler to remove the seat to work under the dash but I haven't 
tried that.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Cameron Putsch" <putsch.1@xxxx> wrote:
> Help me people, my tach does not work at all, it just stays at 1500 
rpm all the time. Have any of you had this problem? Is it most likely 
the tach or the wiring? How hard is it to take the tach out and what 
does that involve? Thanks, guys.
> 
> Casey at putsch.1@xxxx 
> 
> 
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