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Old 11-29-08, 02:49 PM
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Tach short?

Alright, im wondering if anyone can give me some advice on my problem. Heres the deal, i just finished putting a pretty low miles s4 n/a engine into a s4 n/a shell i got. I've hooked everything up and i go to start it, what happens is the tech goes up to 3,000rpm and i hear a humming sound from under the dash. No acessories or anything have enough power to work properly. Does this seem to be symptoms of a short somewhere? Im thinking it may be coming from the tachometer wiring seeing as it goes up to 3grand with the car off. Any help would be great, thanks.

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Old 11-29-08, 06:26 PM
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Is the TRAIL coil assy bolted down?

That problem has been seen on this site ONCE before, but for the life of me I can't remember what the problem was. Key to ON and the TACH goes to 3 grand? Right? No engine running.

I don't think it's a short, but a plug connected up wrong ....somewhere. If I remember what happened on the other thread, I'll write back.
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Yes, thats exactaly what happens, tach goes up to 3grand with the keyswitch turned to on, then when i turn it to start the tach slowly goes down, very weird . I was very careful in labeling my plug wires before I did the swap, im almost 100percent sure they are correct. And the coils are bolted down nice and tight. I've done a few swaps before and never ran into anything like this, im also at a loss for what it might be, i've been going though the FSM like crazy to try and find a solution. Thanks for the help though. Any other ideas would be appriciated.
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