At 02:00 PM 7/29/2002, Steven Dodson wrote: >Even though the tacho is bouncing around, the other gauges seem to be fine >through it all. Again, the rpm's don't really change, just the tacho. >I have myself suspected the coil or wires connected to it. Not too likely. I would suspect the Hall sender circuit or the ignition controller inside the ECU (2.1l, right?) You're getting extra ignition pulses, either the driver is going nuts or the distributor is telling lies. I suppose it's conceivable that it's the coil, but I'm having trouble conceiving it. <g>
>Any other thoughts on this or the oil light/buzzer thing? Yeah, the false ignition pulses are telling everybody that the engine is running faster than it is -- including the buzzer circuit.
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