Re: HELP: Tachometer out on 86 Coupe Digital Dash

[Glenn Kaufman <gkaufman@ftp.com>]

The tachometer is lit.  All the bars are lit indicating a speed beyond
redline that doesn't vary.  Thx.  glenn

At 11:43 AM 6/5/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Glenn Kaufman wrote:
>> My tachometer is not working on my 86 Coupe GT digital dash.  Over the
>> years, I've had some problems (light bulb sockets needed cleaning,
>> intermittents, etc), but I was able to fix them and not spend over
>> $1K(sounds high) to replace the circuit board which the dealer wanted.
>
>	You_SURE it's not a bulb?? Is the whole left square out, or just the
>tach...IOW do you have the trip comp. display but NO tach?...because
>that would be trouble!!?!
>	$1000 is high unless...inflation!?!? I had the entire cluster replaced
>under warranty on July 26, 91 and it cost the dealer $886.88!! At least
>that was the price on the invoice back then....it may be $1000 now!
>
>> Does anyone have any suggestions?  Could it be the sensor on the
tachometer?
>
>	What sensor does the tach use? Same one as the speedo? Speedo works
>though...?
>
>> Has anyone ever replaced the digital dash with an analog one (what's the
>> cost)?
>
>	No, but I've replaced the digital with a digital :-)  ...See above. The
>cost is post-partum digital depression...extreme disappointment after
>doing something you once swore against, falling in love with a digital
>dash. ;-)
>
>> glenn
>> 86 Coupe GT (great car, lousy dash)
>
>    _____    _____________   ________________________________________
>                                                                       
>    ALLAN    ampj@tiac.net      '86 COMMEMORATIVE DESIGN COUPE GT
>    JONES    Burlington MA      Great dash, lousy car(right now)!!
>    _____    _____________   ________________________________________
>
>
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