I just bought a 92 coupe and need some help!

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Ok first off it is a 4 cylinder and I am going to swap it out for a 5.0
I am going to drive it the way it is while I build up the engine.

PROBLEMS I AM HAVING!
1) The horn, cruse controll, and blower fan for the heater does not work.
Where do I start to look for problems?

2) The tach reads 3000 rpm at idle and 4000 when in overdrive, I know it is
not accurate how do I fix that?

3) The car has all new brakes and shocks all arround but when I hit a big pot hole the front end makes a loud CLUNKING noise like somthing is loose.

Thanks Phil

 

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Check the fuses .
Replace the tach.
Put the car up on jackstands and look for loose components. Use a long pry bar under the wheel to lift it while watching the A arm for looseness. Move the jackstands out under the A arms as close to the ball joint as possible and do the pry bar trick again. This time watch for slack in the ball joints.

 

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Aside from fuses on the horn and cruise control issue, the clockspring might be bad, is the airbag light on?

 

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You need a new tach for the 5.0L anyhow..

 

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No the air bag light is not lit nor any other indicator lights.

Thanks for the ball joint tip I will check them this weekend.

Also there was a after market radio that was hacked into the harness and when I use the dimmer switch the radio shuts off, what could cause that?

 

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It may be hooked into the dimmer switch...

unfortunately I've seen worse. Every wire you need is in 2 harnesses (grey and black?). Check those harnesses behind the radio. I used to have a diagram, and I know Tmoss has an excellent site for such if I can find it

 

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