Does Your Tach Needle ...

[thieaux]

Hey guys does your tach needle lie on the zero mark or lower, do both the speedo and tach lie on the zero mark with ign off.?

;) ;)

[sapper_daddy]

yeah mine are at zero with ignition off

[thieaux]

Thanks sapper_daddy, my tach actually rides lower , thats way i was getting wrong idle reading, thinking my idle was off, and the culprit was the needle, knowing this earlier would have save me a lot of time with tps, tb and ecu checking.....

[sapper_daddy]

Thanks sapper_daddy, my tach actually rides lower , thats way i was getting wrong idle reading, thinking my idle was off, and the culprit was the needle, knowing this earlier would have save me a lot of time with tps, tb and ecu checking..... :cheers:

wow how do you figure that happened? kinda wierd don't you think? man i just fixed my gas gauge by replacing two of the little capacitors on the attatched circuit board. i was so pumped up becuase it didn't cost me but about three bucks and about 15 min of fighting with those damn connectors of the backside :)

[thieaux]

I read somewhere that the needles actually loose the "glue' that holdem together and star to slip". since

everything checked out , the tps, the isc , and i had a steady idle no jerking no hesitation , and my voltage reading on the alternator wass above 13.7 , so i figired it was somthing wrong with the needle , so one day the sun was hitting the dash directly and i saw my needle way down , and when i turn the ignition i saw it go up till 2 bars before the zero, and i sais this isnt right . so started looking for dash pictures and i saw that the needles actually rested on the zero bar not below , so i asked you guys \

thanks for the reply sapper , another thing have u figured out a way of fixing the burnt out needle in the tach

[sapper_daddy]

I read somewhere that the needles actually loose the "glue' that holdem together and star to slip". since

everything checked out , the tps, the isc , and i had a steady idle no jerking no hesitation , and my voltage reading on the alternator wass above 13.7 , so i figired it was somthing wrong with the needle , so one day the sun was hitting the dash directly and i saw my needle way down , and when i turn the ignition i saw it go up till 2 bars before the zero, and i sais this isnt right . so started looking for dash pictures and i saw that the needles actually rested on the zero bar not below , so i asked you guys \

thanks for the reply sapper , another thing have u figured out a way of fixing the burnt out needle in the tach

yeah i think i got a fix for you at least you could try it,it will only cost you about 1.50 to try it then if not i think i know what to do but gimmie some more info. is it just that needle? if so let me know

there is a 212 capacitor that makes some of the needles go out and takes about an hour to do it even with no experience, click here and there's alot of info> look for that c212 capacitor and call radio shak and ask for a 16v/10uf should be 99 cents! i'd definitly try that first. Thanks to Blake918 for showing me that thread!!! Keep me updated! If nothing else there is that parts car i mentioned earlier i could snag it and see what happens!! Oh and there is always these losers........... click here

[thieaux]

THanks sapper ,great info, according to lexls my cluster is different. to yours mine is a 92 and the cluster use different caps, It's not a big deal to have my tach needle blacked out , but it does bother me a little , ill just have to wait and dedicate some time to the board , cause everything else in the cluster is fine , i guess is the infamous conductive paint in the back of the needle.

Then again i have the no power after 4000 issue that i want to resolve , alot people keep saying that if the car runs fine why worrie, And i say cause i payed for v8 and im expecting a v8 , if i would wanted " a just fine car"i would stock with my jetta....

[sapper_daddy]

THanks sapper ,great info, according to lexls my cluster is different. to yours mine is a 92 and the cluster use different caps, It's not a big deal to have my tach needle blacked out , but it does bother me a little , ill just have to wait and dedicate some time to the board , cause everything else in the cluster is fine , i guess is the infamous conductive paint in the back of the needle.

Then again i have the no power after 4000 issue that i want to resolve , alot people keep saying that if the car runs fine why worrie, And i say cause i payed for v8 and im expecting a v8 , if i would wanted " a just fine car"i would stock with my jetta....

yeah i definitly hear ya on that one, plus that cannot be healthy for it in the first place so it could reduce engine life!