ShiftLight Problem? Premature lightculation.

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Feb 22, 2003 | 07:34 PM

cpforyou

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ShiftLight Problem? Premature lightculation.

I have a stock EG Honda Civic EX w/ stock motor and basic bolt-ons.
I have an AutoMeter Shiftlight w/ a 7.2K Pill.
Everytime I hit 7200RPM, the shiftlight turns always turns on as it should.

However, there are random instances when I just floor it, the shiftlight will flash on anywhere from 4000rpm - 6000rpm, and then it'll turn on at 7200RPM again like it usually should.

Any reason why the shiftlight might flash once randomly under hard acceleration?

Feb 22, 2003 | 08:26 PM

dfoxengr

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Re: ShiftLight Problem? Premature lightculation. (cpforyou)

if it runs off the distributor, then it could be that its overloaded when theres a quick increase maybe, ??hmm..also check grounds, lol

Feb 22, 2003 | 09:13 PM

cpforyou

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Re: ShiftLight Problem? Premature lightculation. (hybridvteceg)

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if it runs off the distributor, then it could be that its overloaded when theres a quick increase maybe, ??hmm..also check grounds, lol

Yeah, it runs straight off the distributor. The ground is a small bolt on the inside of my car under the steering wheel. That may be the problem....

Feb 23, 2003 | 10:47 AM

cpforyou

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Re: ShiftLight Problem? Premature lightculation. (cpforyou)

*bump* I checked the ground, it's working fine. It runs straight off the distributor, the positive is running from the fuse box, and the ground is on a solid bolt on the chasis.