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Old Oct 26, 2006 | 08:47 AM
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electrical (tach) issues

my passenger headlight was stuck up, ran some voltage test & figured out it was the wire that sends a down signal that was not getting any voltage. any way, i spliced into the drivers harness, and ran a wire from the drivers down wire, to the passenger, basically using the driver wire for both. anyway, when i go to start my car this morning, the tach was really jittery, like the trailing ignitor is about to go out, so i've read. it only did this on idle, and then after a minute, it straitened out. fearing my half-*** wiring job was the cause, i removed the new wire, and am now leaving the lights up. This is my only car, and it makes a 60 mile drive everyday, but im scared it will **** outt on me some where far from home. does anyone know the current status of my ignitor? any help would be appreciated. thanks.
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Old Oct 26, 2006 | 10:36 AM
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I kind of got the same problem but mine dosen't leave the light up and I am corrently trying to figure this out. However, I have no tester with me to see were the voltage is having issue on my harnes. If I do figure something out I will let you know, I wish someone that had figure this out can post something about it. Good luck! and keep us posted.
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Old Oct 26, 2006 | 01:55 PM
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do you know what wire you spliced into? or did you just grab one with power?does the tach still jump around w/ out the spliced wire? sry bout all the questions, just curious
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Old Oct 26, 2006 | 02:15 PM
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ya i had the wiring diagram at hand, i know it was the right wire. I removed everything and took out the fusible link for the retractor's all together,and the tach still jumps around, and the alternator gets really hot really quick, and smells like burning electric... im so worried. anyone with a spare j109 ignigotr, please PM me
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