Installed new distributor - tach doesn't work?

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Oct 16, 2005 | 12:56 PM

totsie7944

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I need help bad!

I just installed a new Distributor and now my RPM gauge quit working.... all the others work fine.

I could have sworn it worked when I first started it up as I saw it wasn't when I started it later to drive home. The VAFC is still reading RPM's.... I have a tuning date for Monday so I need this fixed this week. Anyone?

Oct 16, 2005 | 01:00 PM

ivicr

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Re: I need help bad! (totsie7944)

i would suggest re-installing it and making sure everything is connected and not cross connected...

Oct 16, 2005 | 01:08 PM

totsie7944

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Re: I need help bad! (ivicr)

the dizzy i got from dizzy king, and it comes assembled... I just had to pop it in and connect the wires....

Oct 16, 2005 | 01:14 PM

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Re: I need help bad! (totsie7944)

Did you check the ignition timing.

Oct 16, 2005 | 01:19 PM

totsie7944

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Re: I need help bad! (KOALA YUMMIES)

Not yet, but how would that effect the gauge at all?

Jul 19, 2006 | 04:36 PM

00-501itrspec

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Re: I need help bad! (totsie7944)

Did you ever solve the problem? Having an identical issue....

Jul 21, 2006 | 01:49 PM

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Re: I need help bad! (00-501itrspec)

check your grounds

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May 25, 2007 | 03:45 PM

Pythagoras

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Re: I need help bad! (Teepo)

bump for help. I just bought a distributor from dizzyking and my tach isnt working either.

May 25, 2007 | 03:59 PM

KayOs

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Re: I need help bad! (Pythagoras)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Pythagoras »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">bump for help. I just bought a distributor from dizzyking and my tach isnt working either. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Have you contacted Distributor King?

May 25, 2007 | 04:10 PM

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Pythagoras

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Re: I need help bad! (KayOs)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by KayOs »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Have you contacted Distributor King?</TD></TR></TABLE>

not yet...I figured it was something besides the dizzy. The reason why I bought a new one was b/c my tach was only reading to 6k and would fall back to zero. My tuner told me he was 100% sure that my distributor was going bad so I bought a new one and now my tach isnt working at all.

maybe a loose wire or something???

May 25, 2007 | 04:43 PM

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Re: I need help bad! (Pythagoras)

Will the dizzy cause the engine to misfire, but not show a code?

May 25, 2007 | 06:04 PM

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Pythagoras

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Re: I need help bad! (Arsenal)

engine doesnt misfire

May 26, 2007 | 01:33 AM

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Arsenal »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Will the dizzy cause the engine to misfire, but not show a code?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Absolutely. Along with a few other anomolies.

As someone else stated, it may be best to get King on the phone. Sounds like a quality control issue. Regardless, maybe if you simply get in there something will be obvious. Use your Helms as a reference.