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mxracer208 ![]() Member ![]() Joined: 28 October 2009 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 68 |
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So, my tachometer is off by quite a bit, idle is apparently
1500 and it goes all the past the redline pegs and the engine still keeps revving higher. I put a new tach filter and it changed nothing. My left side turn signals suddenly stopped working, front and back but the ticking noise is still there. And my instrumentation and radio lights are all gone too. Any help would be great. |
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Patrick ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 19 April 2008 Location: Vancouver Status: Offline Points: 6 |
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I dunno, maybe a grounding issue or an electrical short? Check obvious things like bulbs and fuses and ground straps. I've had it happen where a short within a rear light bulb messed up the electrical system. These type of problems are never easy to diagnose, especially over the internet.
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Capt Fiero ![]() Admin Group ![]() ![]() Founding Member Joined: 12 February 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 4039 |
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Remove, clean and replace the main lighting harness
connector by the battery. Also go over all your bulbs and check for any signs of issue. As to the tach, its time to replace it or get a calibration kit. Same type of kit I use when I need to calibrate a tach for use on a V8 you can put together a similar thing for the V6. I'd say 50% of the OEM tachs are either failing as we speak or will fail in the next few years. |
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Capt Fiero
88 Fiero GT 5spd V6 Eight Fifty Seven GT V8 5spd. |
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mxracer208 ![]() Member ![]() Joined: 28 October 2009 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 68 |
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okay, and i got my signals fixed. thanks for the help
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Patrick ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 19 April 2008 Location: Vancouver Status: Offline Points: 6 |
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So what was the problem?
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mxracer208 ![]() Member ![]() Joined: 28 October 2009 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 68 |
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pinched wire under the dash, now im trying to solve the
instrumentation lights |
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Patrick ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 19 April 2008 Location: Vancouver Status: Offline Points: 6 |
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Yep, I seem recall seeing some wiring "issues" when I looked at that Fiero last year.
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mxracer208 ![]() Member ![]() Joined: 28 October 2009 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 68 |
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Thats the main issue I've had except for the doors, and does anyone
by chance have a functioning and fairly new headlight switch they are selling? |
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Dr.Fiero ![]() Senior Post God ![]() Joined: 12 February 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1726 |
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If you can't find one, remember that a 1st gen S10 uses the same switch (different bezel, but it all just unscrews/clips).
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mxracer208 ![]() Member ![]() Joined: 28 October 2009 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 68 |
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Alright, if I can't find a fiero one then I'll try that. And would 1st hen be
like mid 80's then? |
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Dr.Fiero ![]() Senior Post God ![]() Joined: 12 February 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1726 |
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Up to 93
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mxracer208 ![]() Member ![]() Joined: 28 October 2009 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 68 |
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okay, and another problem, my brake lights and hazard
lights fuse keeps blowing, and i dont really know where to start. |
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Dr.Fiero ![]() Senior Post God ![]() Joined: 12 February 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1726 |
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Pull ALL your exterior bulbs. Turn whatever on. See if it blows. If not, put them back in one at a time (leave the whatever on).
If it does still blow, let me know, and I'll show you what to pull off next. |
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mxracer208 ![]() Member ![]() Joined: 28 October 2009 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 68 |
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all problems solved :)
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