Punker1234

heya i have a 92 eg. I've tried installing 2 different clusters but the tach on both of them don't work. So im assuming it's not the clusters. The only thing i could possibly think of is that when i bought the car the SRS and airbag thing isn't plugged in near the steering wheel, could that have anything to do with it? What else on the car can i check to get a rpm reading? Could it be something under my hood? Thanks!

philosofy1

the srs(airbag) should have nothing to do with the tach not working.
what model civic do ypu have?

Punker1234

92 civic dx. is it somethign under the hood then? both the tachs don't work haha everytime i start up it's just less motivation. I also looked at the plugs coming from my harness and they seem fine, no wires cut or anything

philosofy1

i was going to tell you maybe your model wasnt wired for it, but i have a 93 eg dx, went from auto to manual, added a factory cluster w/ a tach, and by airbag is disconnected, works fine. your situation sounds weird, get a repair manual and find out exactly how the tach wire is ran and double check the wiring, maybe it has been cut? or damaged?

dont know what else to say - sorry!

Punker1234

anyone have the info ont he wiring or anythign at all? i have a 96 helms manual but i wanna make sure

philosofy1

also, are you trying to install a 92-95 cluster, or are you trying to install another model?

Punker1234

nope it's a 92-95 ex cluster. I had my stock cluster in there. Everything works fine; the temp, the fuel, the speedo, everything! Just this damn tach don't work on the 2 different clusters i've tried.

XzzYzzX

Maybe the clockspring is bad, just a guess...when it happen to me the horn did not work either....

Punker1234

AHHHHHHH my horn doesn't work either!!!!!!! what the hell is a clockspring?

Punker1234

bump checked under the car. There are like 4 yellow empty connectors i assume for srs and cable reel, but there are no empty connectors ot plug into those other 4 yellow ones im so lost haha

revhard_si

If the yellow conectors r all pluged,it could be the sensor of the front end,it could be the back wiring of the cluster if u really dont wanna see the SRS light u can just take off the bulb...in back of the cluster has litle fat screws made out of plastic u take it off where the SRS light should be...simple n good luck

Punker1234

haha thats the thing i could care less about the srs but could that eb the problem as to why the tach isnt' working? and no none of the srs stuff is plug in that im aware of, but there isn't anything to plug in either ya know?

Punker1234

bump, anyone else?

delsolgirl

My airbag light also stays on. Also the horn did not blow. I got a cable reel and it is installed. The horn blows now but the light is still on. Here are some instructions I found on how to do it.
The proper procedure for aligning the clockspring (Honda calls it a cable reel) is as follows:
1. Be sure the wheels are facing straight ahead.
2. Rotate the steering shaft clockwise until it stops.
3. Rotate counterclockwise approximately two turns until the yellow gear tooth lines up with the mark on the cover.
4. The arrow mark on the clockspring should point straight up.
5. Reassemble steering shaft.
Airbag codes can be retrieved by connecting the SCS service connector to the service check connector as shown in the graphic. The SRS lamp will blink a two-digit code for a malfunction. If the system is normal, the lamp will display continuous short blinks. Repair any codes present.

Punker1234

k i really appriciate the help on the cable reel, but i want to know WHY the RPM's wont work on my cluster. I onyl assked about the srs because someone said that could be it, but i want rule out whatever i can.

iBuilteg6

SRS means airbag, that plug needs to be pluged in!

Punker1234

that plug needs to be plugged in for the airbag, but has nothing to do with the cluster right?

Punker1234

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Punker1234

hopeless bump

Punker1234

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