[WhiskeyHellCamino]

So my tach has been spinning all the way around when I'm cranking up the car, and when its running it stays on 0. So I pulled it and found it looks charred and was wondering if anyone else had this problem, if that is what's causing it not to work.

 

[WhiskeyHellCamino]

 

[davem]

The little red and clear part is a zener diode. can be checked very easily, and replaced for a couple of bucks. Might be the cause, but would need to see schematic. Look on line how to check a zener diode with a multimeter. You will have to desolder one end from the circuit.

Dave

 

[WhiskeyHellCamino]

I used a multimeter and it worked fine. When I hooked a test light to the "Distributor Stud" (the left one) and the light stayed lit. Isn't it supposed to pulse and that translates to RPMs on the tach?:dontknow: