Tach stays at zero.....read all the threads
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Tach stays at zero.....read all the threads
Well, my 79 SA has a new motor in it and the only thing keeping me grounded is the tachometer. I will try to be as descriptive as possible. I have beenn trying various things for several days now and have become quite familiar with the wiring diagram. Here goes:
Points distributor was swapped out for electronic one and worked fine before engine bay teardown and cleaning.
Now-
Tach reads voltage until engine starts, then it sits at zero.
While running, there are no warning lights.
Voltmeter/tach read 13 volts, while voltage at battery is at 12.40 volts.
Leading and trailing ignition is firing. (engine runs, but has what sounds like a slight miss.
Voltage regulator is brand new.
Coils each have 2 wires running to + side and 1 wire on the - side. This has been verified by the conversion writeup on this site. (+ to + side of igniter, - to - side of igniter. )
If I can think of anymore details, I will update.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I did some harness trimming to eliminate rats nest components, but was very meticulous and used the wiring diagram to verify.
Thanks,
Rick
Points distributor was swapped out for electronic one and worked fine before engine bay teardown and cleaning.
Now-
Tach reads voltage until engine starts, then it sits at zero.
While running, there are no warning lights.
Voltmeter/tach read 13 volts, while voltage at battery is at 12.40 volts.
Leading and trailing ignition is firing. (engine runs, but has what sounds like a slight miss.
Voltage regulator is brand new.
Coils each have 2 wires running to + side and 1 wire on the - side. This has been verified by the conversion writeup on this site. (+ to + side of igniter, - to - side of igniter. )
If I can think of anymore details, I will update.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I did some harness trimming to eliminate rats nest components, but was very meticulous and used the wiring diagram to verify.
Thanks,
Rick
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Have RX-7, will restore
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have you considered the tachometer itself to be faulty? if you have a spare it might be worth installing it to rule out the possibility of a faulty unit. my guess would be something is not completely correct with the installation of the electronic ignition swap.
where in OH are you located? if you are relatively close i may be able to swing by and lend a hand.
where in OH are you located? if you are relatively close i may be able to swing by and lend a hand.
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on mine the connector on the back of the gauge cluster is a little flaky, every time i pull it off the trailer the tach doesn't work right away, but then once its working, its fine.
basically the tach is driven directly from the coil, so there is a wire on the coil (i wanna say the leading + side on an SA), and it goes right to the tach, no connectors or anything, so its really simple
basically the tach is driven directly from the coil, so there is a wire on the coil (i wanna say the leading + side on an SA), and it goes right to the tach, no connectors or anything, so its really simple
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Sin City Rotary
just an idea ... it happened to me once ... the tach gets the input from the trailing coil ... there is a wire with a females spade connector that had back off (or I somehow pulled off) ... once I reconnected to the coil the tach began working again and has worked since
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Tach is back! I swear I had seen that the tach signal comes from the + of the leading coil. So, I decided to put the YG (tach)wire on the - side and the GR wire on the + and voila. Just goes to show ya......
Thanks for all the feedback, this board is a wonderful resource.
Who wants to grab some beers and wings to celebrate??
Thanks for all the feedback, this board is a wonderful resource.
Who wants to grab some beers and wings to celebrate??
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Tach has to go to the neg side because that's the side the points (or ignitor) switches in order to make spark. The Pos side is constant voltage when the ignition is on.
On SA's some builds (all but Canada, I believe, but Cali for certain) disable the trailing ignition under certain engine conditions for smog purposes. If you hook the tach to the trailing coil, it will switch on and off too. Very maddening thing to deal with if you plug it wrong.
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i'm down for grabbing wings and beers! also, i'm having a meet at my place on june 9th and any 7 owner is invited. here's a link with the details: http://www.ohio-rotaries.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=594
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