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post Jan 5, 2012 - 6:27 PM
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I bought a "plug-n-play" tach from FORGMANN for the BEAMS swap, but it's all wrong. When I turn the ignition to ACC, it tells me the car is revving at 3k. When I crank it up and drive, it seems to add rpm's at the right rate... They just start at 3k. So I'm idling around 4k. How do I fix it? I tried searching and searching, but I'm running out of ideas. Thanks guys!
post Jan 5, 2012 - 7:18 PM
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Sounds like a ground issue. I had a bad ground in my project car a while back. When I turned my lights on, apparently I was revving to 2k. When I hit my brights, it was 4k. I never figured out which ground it was, but I'd check all the engine grounds just in case.


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post Jan 5, 2012 - 8:52 PM
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Blast! Where can I find the grounding info? Should I try flipping lights and such to see if it makes a difference?

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Sounds like a ground issue. I had a bad ground in my project car a while back. When I turned my lights on, apparently I was revving to 2k. When I hit my brights, it was 4k. I never figured out which ground it was, but I'd check all the engine grounds just in case.

post Jan 31, 2012 - 6:42 PM
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I had this issue with my stock tach after removing the needle (lesson learned). That little peg the needle rests on is there for a reason lol. My fix was pulling the needle, turning the key to ACC, then putting the needle back on at the zero position. I doubt this is your issue tho...


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