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Old Oct 6, 2005 | 12:02 PM
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Default Tachometer inaccurate...

One more question...

The otc 2000 displays RPM lower than the dash gauge...when OTC says 2k, dash says about 3k. I believe the otc, cuz dash says redline on acceleration when I know by the sound of the engine it'* not wound that tight...

Hard to see inaccuracy at idle, but definitely gets worse with increased RPM...

Is there an easy fix for inaccurate tach, or is replacement time???

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Old Oct 6, 2005 | 12:33 PM
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Does it seem to shift at the proper actual RPM?
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Old Oct 6, 2005 | 12:40 PM
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Yup...shifts and behaves normally, tach is just wrong.
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Old Oct 6, 2005 | 01:24 PM
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Sounds like a calibration error, probably a trim resistor though have not had one of them apart. Might be easiest to just replace if you cqan find another.
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