79 Spider tach not working

Gotta love that wiring . . .
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barnesjtsl
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Joined: Fri Apr 03, 2009 2:13 pm
Your car is a: 1979 Spider
Location: Hillsboro, OR

79 Spider tach not working

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Any ideas on why my tachometer quit working? It was working yesterday, today it is not.

Any thoughts,

jb
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divace73
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Your car is a: 1980 Fiat 124 Spider Silver
Location: Sydney, Australia

Re: 79 Spider tach not working

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It's a fiat, maybe caught a disease off the clock?
Check the connection on the -ve side of the coil?
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bradartigue
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Joined: Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:35 pm
Your car is a: 1970 Sport Spider
Location: Atlanta, GA

Re: 79 Spider tach not working

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Check the basics, that the wire didn't simply fall off the coil. Then remove the distributor cap and check that the pickup wires are frayed and shorting on the dizzy body. Then remove the tach and use a voltmeter on the connections at the back.

Oh they also can stick, so give it a good thump.
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