Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000) EG/EH/EJ/EK/EM1 Discussion

just got back from vacation and tach is screwed

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Old Jan 5, 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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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 02:23 PM
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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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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 04:37 PM
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well if water got in there could it of screwed it up???
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 06:16 PM
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<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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