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Old Jul 1, 2013 | 06:24 PM
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Tachometer distributor connection

My tachometer has been off by about 1000-1500 rpm since I replaced it about a year ago. I heard that there are two connections for the tach on the back of the distributor and you have to chose the right one. Can anyone else verify this before I dig into my engine bay, and if it is true can anyone tell me what each connection is for?
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Old Jul 1, 2013 | 06:35 PM
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Re: Tachometer distributor connection

you might want to state what year your car is and engine, Just a guess this is a 92 maybe tbi or tpi it is the white wire on the ignition coil.
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Old Jul 1, 2013 | 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Tuned Performance
you might want to state what year your car is and engine, .


Better still ; fill in your profile so nobody has to guess
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Old Jul 1, 2013 | 07:43 PM
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Re: Tachometer distributor connection

Yet another reason why I created the following thread:

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/tech...formation.html
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Old Jul 3, 2013 | 07:02 AM
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Re: Tachometer distributor connection

I'm sorry I don't know why I didn't put that in my post. It's a 1992 TPI. I read that the error in reading may be a problem with the capacitor or resistors on the circuit board, I just want to make sure its not something simpler before I tear into the gauge cluster.
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https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/elec...meter-fix.html
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