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RPM Gauge screwed up
Posted: June 30th, 2006, 1:00 pm
by MX-3 Money
When I turn the key to the on position the rpm needle moves to about 250 rpms and when I'm driving the car around the rpm's are about 500-700 higer then they should be. Anyone had this problem, maybe its my rpm gaguge and i should replace it?
Posted: June 30th, 2006, 6:02 pm
by Grants
Do you mean it moves to 250 WITHOUT the engine running?
Posted: June 30th, 2006, 8:22 pm
by MX-3 Money
Ya, it happens when the key is just turned to the on position. The engine isn't running.
Posted: July 1st, 2006, 1:45 am
by ariesdude
The distributor has 2 connectors - unplug the 3 wire connector and turn the key to on position. If the gauge shows zero then maybe the disty is going bye bye. If the gauge is still screwed up - then its either the gauge itself or the wiring from the disty to the gauge.
Posted: July 1st, 2006, 10:26 am
by MX-3 Money
well it happened after i was replacing my glow gauges so i don't think its the disty, plus i just replaced it last summer.
Posted: July 1st, 2006, 12:38 pm
by ariesdude
MX-3 Money wrote:well it happened after i was replacing my glow gauges
You have your work cut out then - In the future it will be much beneficial if all necessary & critical information is presented first while asking the question.
Posted: July 2nd, 2006, 6:10 pm
by MX-3 Money
it's not hard to swap in a new rpm gauge, done both the speedo and fuel gauge.
Posted: July 3rd, 2006, 9:47 pm
by hgallegos915
the fisty has one line comming for the tack.. tech the amount of voltage tehre as u rev it.. however i forgot how much it should read.... lol..