tach not working on new engine
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tach not working on new engine
The engine is an o2 LS1 installed into my 92 and the tach will not registor any reading. I connected up the white wire to the new harness and nothing any help on this would be greatly appreciated
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Re: tach not working on new engine
More than likely the tach needs the bump-up resistor mod. It fixed mine
Search on ls1tech for it.
Basically what you need is a 680 ohm resistor wired up to A) ignition switched power and B) the white wire.
Have fun!
Search on ls1tech for it.Basically what you need is a 680 ohm resistor wired up to A) ignition switched power and B) the white wire.
Have fun!
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Re: tach not working on new engine
Thanks I will give that a try!
I had my car out today for the first time what a difference the new engine makes
I had my car out today for the first time what a difference the new engine makes
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Re: tach not working on new engine
i didnt have to do anything with my tach to make it work. seems to be functioning properly (my cars a 92). only problem i've encountered is it reads the wrong rpm due to the tach signal
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Re: tach not working on new engine
Try switching the tach to 4-cyl. mode, & see if it gives the correct reading.
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Re: tach not working on new engine
Originally Posted by 3.1EyeCandy
In efilive, my tuner used a 3 for this value. Dead on.
(Maybe you got one of the ultra-rare "Geo Metro" LS1 variants...???)
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Re: tach not working on new engine
Were not talking about a 3 cylinder mode. The ls1 tach runs off a 4 cylinder frequency (#6 value in the pcm). in order to run the ls1 motor on a 6 cyl tach you have to change the tach frequency so the tach will read the correct rpm. from what i have read on tuning forums, you have to change the value in the pcm to a 4 to run on a 6 cyl frequency. make sense?
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