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Old 02-19-2009, 11:19 AM
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i just noticed when im cruising its fine but when i mash on it, my tach needle bounces up like its drunk or sumthing. car doesnt show any difference so i kno its something with the sensor, cluster, or wire to cluster? HELP! ITS ANNOYING! haha. thanks
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Old 02-19-2009, 11:42 AM
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Clean your IACV. Should do the trick.
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Clean your IACV. Should do the trick.
its not you iacv because the motor would idle like **** he said its only the needle that jumps up the motor is running normal and is not revving up its just your electronics
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Old 02-21-2009, 04:11 PM
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no1?
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sounds like a failing vss sensor.
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Same problem with mine. It likes to randomly go to diffrent rpms.
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Could be a bad igniter unit in the distributor or a poor connection of the blue tach wire at the igniter. Might even be a bad tach.
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I already know I have a bad distributor, Ill see if it changes anything after replacement.
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