83rx7boy92

like the title says has anyone fixed their tach from sticking in the cold?how did ya do it? i would really like to fix it so i can start it up and have it actually work.right now its 65 degrees out and it still freezes.so any help on this problem would be great

vipergts_3

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i only had that problem when it was below 20 degrees F. but i do feel your pain

estevan62274

iTrader: (32)

yeah, mine does the same.... has to be below 40 for mine to act up...... once the car warms up it fine.

83rx7boy92

yea i think while im at the parts store tomorrow buying a rebuild kit im gonna pick up a little tach

bad 83

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If you get the dash apart, you will notice that the factory used some type of grease on the tach. That stuff turns to jell after all these years. My tach did the same thing when it was cold. It finally got to the piont it was getting worse and worse. I had a couple of spare clusters, so I robbed one out of them. I suppose if you clean the old dialectic grease out, and made sure all the electrical contacts were in good shape, regrease and put back together, it might help. Never tried it myself.

83rx7boy92

yea i knew about the grease turning to a gel i just didnt know if anyone has ever taken it apart and cleaned it or anything cuz it is reallly getting annoying

dbragg

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if you have an 85MPH speedo shoot me a pm and i have a new cluster for you for cheap

83rx7boy92

nope got the 130 speedo.....i went out and bought a aftermarket tach today so im not too worried about it....but i hope this aftermarket tach is accurate

bad 83

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The 79 to 80 tach is the same, regardless of speedo. Same for the 81 to 83. The dash in my 83 is the 130mph dash. The tach I robbed came from a 85mph dash. But I still used an aftermarket tach also. Main reason? I'm 6'2", and the smaller steering wheel made it hard to see. Here's a pic of my setup.

83rx7boy92

^^^^thats a nice setup