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Old 01-05-2006, 02:15 PM
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welp as the topic says i got back started the car and let the car warm up and took it on a spirited drive and the tach wont go over like 4300 rpms. it is a 1994 civic d16z6 and never had problems before. the gear goes all the way through to the end of it but the tach almost comes to a stop. wut to do?
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Default Re: just got back from vacation and tach is screwed (sohctodohc)

You might have gotten a wire gremlin. (short) Don't know where. Try resetting your ECU first. If that doesn't work check the wires running to your distributor (tach lead is a blue wire, possibly with a white stripe).
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well if water got in there could it of screwed it up???
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Default Re: just got back from vacation and tach is screwed (sohctodohc)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sohctodohc &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well if water got in there could it of screwed it up???</TD></TR></TABLE>

water and distributors dont mix
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