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Old May 9, 2021 | 01:04 PM
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Default 86 Civic Si, need some help

First things first, Tachometer is acting 100% dead. Where do I start troubleshooting this?
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Old May 10, 2021 | 05:24 PM
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Old May 10, 2021 | 08:23 PM
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Try another instrument cluster.
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Old May 15, 2021 | 06:15 PM
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Where the F am I gonna find another one of those...
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Old May 28, 2021 | 10:00 AM
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Got a new cluster off ebay. Same problem. WTF.
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Old May 28, 2021 | 10:09 PM
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Do you have a factory service manual ?
I would be checking for continuity between the blue tach wire at the distributor and the signal wire at the back of the instrument cluster.
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Old Jun 5, 2021 | 10:41 AM
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I tested continuitiy between the blue wire that plugs into the coil, and the harness that goes into the back of the cluster. It's fine. With a new ignitor, idk what else it could be. I guess I could try a whole new distributor? Idk where to even find one of those.
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Old Jun 7, 2021 | 08:13 PM
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I am going to go insane.
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Old Jun 9, 2021 | 05:47 PM
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god ******* dammit **** this ******* car no community no parts I can't even find a place to buy a distributor called auto parts stores taht said they could get them all turned up dry **** this car.
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