92 4 banger rpm sensor?

[terramir]

92 efi 4banger non-t the tach needle is jumping between normal and half that, thing is I dun think it's the icm cause I already tried another one I got because my fuel pump is on a relay right now (so I picked one up from the junk yard.) Be a big conikidink if both module boards had the same flaw. Anyways anyone know if there is a tach sensor and where it might be?

terramir

 

[sleeper_inc]

Its either a bad ICM or bad DIS moduals

 

[93stang2.3]

If the ICM is not properly grounded to the intake with a GOOD dielectric grease it will not function properly. Has for the one from the junk yard it may very well be bad it was a common problem. Most people just drove these cars with the tach messed up for lack of knowledge, this is the very reason forums are in existence today.

 

[RustBucket]

The ICM grounds to the intake via the bolts, dielectric grease does nothing to help this. In fact dielectric grease is non-conductive. The heat sink compound you're referring to helps dissipate heat from the module. The intake manifold is literally a heatsink for the ignition module.

Sound odd? Chrysler used to put the whole damned ECU in the air intake ducts to keep it cool.

Okay now then, you replaced a module with one from a junkyard car because your fuel pump is on a relay right? I'm guessing you replaced the black box on the passenger strut tower right? That's not the ignition module. Look over on the intake manifold right behind the alternator and power steering pump. See the flat grey deal with plugs at both ends? That's the ignition module. 9 times out of 10, that's the culprit for what you're describing. A check engine light usually comes with this problem and a code check would show codes 223 and 224.

New modules are around $100.00 bucks. You might find one in a junkyard, but what are the chances you'd end up with the same problem?

 

[samickguy15]

I would check the ground on the DIS module and the plugs for the coils.