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Hi, is there a process to troubleshoot a non-working factory tach?
Trouble shooting tach
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Not really. If you unplug the tach and use an ohm meter across the two leads you should get resistance. If no resistance the board is bad.
If you have resistance of 1 ohm and the car will start and run but the tach doesn't move, yup, you guessed it - the board is bad.
If the needle doesn't move freely (float) the movement is bad.
If you have resistance of 1 ohm and the car will start and run but the tach doesn't move, yup, you guessed it - the board is bad.
If the needle doesn't move freely (float) the movement is bad.
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Fixed my tach issue. I am using a Pertronix 2 ignition and had the ignition module wired to the + side of the coil, along with the stock tach feed wire. I removed the P2 from the coil and wired the ignitor direct. Tach now works!
You're a lucky guy. In most cases, when the original tach gets full 12V, it's toast.
Cheers Frank
Cheers Frank
Mine worked great, till today. Nothing else in the car changed. the tach just stopped working. Engine still runs.
Is it possible, and is it worth it to repair the tach? Or is it cheaper to swap the guts inside and wire it up like the other rocketman tach conversions?
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