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Searching for Tachometer

Jeffrey KJeffrey K

 

A few months back I purchased a great 2005 Vintage Speedster, which I have dubbed Ella, from a gentleman here in Houston. I purchased the car knowing the tachometer did not work properly. It was functioning properly on one test drive but not another. After several months of driving it by feel and sound, I would like to get this detail sorted out on the car. I belive it is a VDO gauge that comes standard from the build.

 

Could this be a wiring issue or is it likely that I will need to replace the tach completely? If so I'd be in the market for a replacement. I'm fairly green to working on these and would appreciatte any help that y'all would like to provide.Thanks for taking a minute to read.

 

          Enjoying the Madness,

          Jeffrey

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Gordon NicholsGordon NicholsMassachusetts 1993 CMC Supporting Member

As I see it, You have four options:

 

1.  Live with a dead tach (I know, not the coolest of options, but you're already shifting without it, right?)

 

2.  Call Kirk at Vintage Speedsters and see if he'll trade you a new one for the dead one.  Chances are the new Chinese replacement for your old Chinese one will die, too, but it's worth a shot.

 

3.  Sent it to North Hollywood Speedometer or to Palo Alto Speedometer and get them to put new VDO guts in it.  They do this all the time, since those Chinese reproductions are all junk (ask us all how we know....)  It will come back like new and probably work forever but might cost more than buying a new one.

 

4.  Talk to Carey Hines at Beck Speedsters to see if he'll sell just the tach.  He gets them in gauge sets, but'cha never know....

 

Good luck.

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