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Old 10-07-2009, 05:00 PM   #1
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goofy tach

Its a 3.1 v6 and the tachometer is significantly off. How do you adjust it? of do i have to replace another part on this car.
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Re: goofy tach

it could be the gauge itself. Do a search on tach repair...
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Tach This On Your Bulletin Board

Your problem is in the circuit inside the dash that moves the pointer.

It’s contained on a small plug-in PCB.

On the PCB you’ll see a resistor chip.
Desolder pins 4 & 10.

Use a 500K potentiometer.

Solder it across traces 4 & 10.

Move the potentiometer to half way.

Start the engine and compare the tach reading with a test equipment quality tach.

Dial it in, unsolder one side of the potentiometer, measure it and buy the matching resistor.


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