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No Tach?! Common Issues with Accord Tachs would be appreciated! Thanks!

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Old Jan 18, 2006 | 08:37 AM
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Well my accord is pissing me off more and more. Parked my 91 auto accord last night and i come out this morning, start the car up and wohoo! No tach! What could cause this? After the car was warmed up the Tach started working(possibly the tach wire in the Dizzy?)

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Old Jan 18, 2006 | 09:38 AM
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check your ignition wiring since the tach gets it signal from there off of the distributor
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Old Jan 18, 2006 | 09:53 AM
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Ignition wiring? as in the actual ignition switch?
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Old Jan 18, 2006 | 10:57 AM
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no the engine ignition wiring your tach picks up the signal from the distributor. check the tach output from there and work your way towards the tach.
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Old Jan 18, 2006 | 11:25 AM
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most likely a loose wire on the ICM inside the distributor.
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Old Jan 18, 2006 | 11:31 AM
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is the 91 accord cable driven? meaning there's a cable that actually turns at the tranny to the cluster?

on my 89 legend, the tacho stop working one day is because the cable fail off the cluster slot
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Old Jan 18, 2006 | 11:43 AM
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The tach wont be run off the same cable, that cable would only drive the speedo. Normally the tach would be driven off the grounded wire from the main body harness.
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Old Jan 18, 2006 | 11:58 AM
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Yea i had this problem multiple times on my old rex's, Gonna pull apart the distributor.

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