In message <B59B842C.133F%eyates@enteract.com>you write:
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>Jeff Gruber wrote:
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>> My tachometer won't go past 3200 rpm and it seems to stick
>> there when the engine goes below 3200.
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>> Any suggestions?
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>I too have a "sticky" tach, although its behavior is different from yours,
>Jeff.
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>My tach does not show anything when the car is first started up. It takes
>maybe 3 or 4 seconds before the needle jumps into action, and from then on
>it works fine. Seems like an electrical problem... as if my tach just isn't
>getting any "juice" until a few moments pass after startup. But why then
>would it work fine after that? This behavior is not periodic; it always
>happens.
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Mine does the samething. I think it is sticking because if I tap the
Tach. when it is not working right after the engine starts the needle
would pop up and works fine after that. Otherwise, I just rev. the
engine or start driving, the tach will start working.
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