Most likely, the wire that attaches to coil number 1 post has come loose, or has a break in it.......also could be that the connector on the back of your instrument cluster is coming loose. Check both and I bet it goes away! Adam Puzerewski 81 westy 74 beetle 73 Transporter (new!!!!!!!) Vanagon Partsmobiles ----- Original Message ----- From: "sharks" <jayshark@ARACNET.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 7:15 PM Subject: [VANAGON] 90GL - tach goes crazy when hot
> Okay, I've seen some strange things during my tenure as a Vanagon owner, > but this seems even more odd than normal. > > When the van is hot (ie, on a hot afternoon/evening or after a 25 mile > drive on a warm morning) the tachomteter becomes very inaccurate. Or it > doesn't work at all. The needle never seems to show a number higher than > I'd expect, but it's often lower. Frequently it just sits at 0. When I > hit a bump it might swing all over the place. This only started happening > within the past week or two. > > Any ideas? I'm at a loss. > > --jay |
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