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rpm needle doesnt move on tach?

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txgunrunner

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the rpm needle doesnt move on my autometer sport comp tach. what kind of voltage should the green wire from the coil be reading. if i do have voltage could the tach have just gone out. thanks
 

txgunrunner

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i dont think its the ground cuz the light come.
 

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The green tach wire should be on the dark green wire on the coil, which would be to the drivers side of the car on the plug if I remember correctly. make sure the connection is good.
 

HISSIN50

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the tach reads the ground signal from the TFI, not power.
if you hook a test light to that wire, the light will pulse like a pulsar star.

good luck.
 
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