instruments and tach stopped working
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Intermediate
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Jersey
instruments and tach stopped working
I finished installing my suspension from vbp. I changed the oil, plugs, wires, cap, rotor and oil sending unit. All my instruments and my tach stopped working. Any ideas on what to check first. Ground?
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Wichita Kansas
Check the fuses. There should be a fuse for the instriments/gages.
have you worked under the dash at all? If you find a blown fuse then you have a bad ground or instrament short. You may also check the conections to the gages and speedo/tach. Check the tach conection at the dist.
have you worked under the dash at all? If you find a blown fuse then you have a bad ground or instrament short. You may also check the conections to the gages and speedo/tach. Check the tach conection at the dist.
Intermediate
Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Orlando Florida
i just had the same problem and ripped my whole dash apart looking for bad wiring and chasing and replacing bare wires... (nightmare) and i was still blowing 2 fuses... then i finally found that the wire for my damn sending unit was burning on my headers... lmao..
i can laugh now since it was so simple...but it cost me about 12 hrs of my life chasing it down... so check that and good luck man. 
i can laugh now since it was so simple...but it cost me about 12 hrs of my life chasing it down... so check that and good luck man.
Instructor
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Tee Tops off all year FL
For the tach, check connection at the distributor and also check the connection at the tach capacitor. I found this second connection point loose or bad connection a couple times on mine causing either irratic tach or no tach at all.
