Help! Tachometer is possesed!
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Help! Tachometer is possesed!
I've only had the car about a month now. It wasn't running for the two years prior to my getting it.
Ever since I got it running the tachometer has acted very weird. At startup, it acts sleepy, and takes a while to get going.
After the car warms up it starts to do a little better, but tends to lag behind a great deal if I rev it up quickly.
Sometimes it seems to be working normally, but not too often!
Any thoughts on what it could be? Is an exorcism in order?
Ever since I got it running the tachometer has acted very weird. At startup, it acts sleepy, and takes a while to get going.
After the car warms up it starts to do a little better, but tends to lag behind a great deal if I rev it up quickly.
Sometimes it seems to be working normally, but not too often!
Any thoughts on what it could be? Is an exorcism in order?
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I have heard people say these tachs have a little bit of oil in them, that can get all gummed up....Not sure how to add oil to it.....but I am sure someone else knows.
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You will have to take out the gauge cluster.After you have it removed,you can have a look at the tacho itself.See if it moves feely(i`am sure it wont)If it doesnt,clean it with some surgical alcohol.Dont use any normal cleaner,seeing that it will give the same symptoms after a few weeks.The tacho is just a coil that reacts to the current of the pulses received,the circuit board converts it to a constant signal (current)
Allso check the circuit board for any sighns of burned or damaged components.
If you would like to remove the buzzer,of add a shift light,then this would be the ideal time
Hope this helped
Karis
Allso check the circuit board for any sighns of burned or damaged components.
If you would like to remove the buzzer,of add a shift light,then this would be the ideal time
Hope this helped
Karis
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check your timing,, if its good, get a new guage cluster, your tach is bad....
its easier to change the whole cluster and they are cheap $25.00 from the junkyard!
welcome to the world of RX7!!!
they are funnn!!!!!
its easier to change the whole cluster and they are cheap $25.00 from the junkyard!
welcome to the world of RX7!!!
they are funnn!!!!!
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