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Old 12-18-2010 | 08:36 PM
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Tach started jumping up and own then stopped working any suggestions?
 
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Old 12-18-2010 | 08:40 PM
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Alternater....Its either going bad or your wires are loose on it
 
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Old 12-18-2010 | 09:16 PM
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2x on the alternator...but as above...check the wire connections first...they're a lot cheaper !!
 
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Old 12-18-2010 | 09:23 PM
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Altenator check your belts and pulleys. Take it to autozone anything below 13v got a bad alt. But before u change it make sure the belt is routed the right way. I had mine routed wrong it worked fine until it got cold and my alt didt have enough juice and my tach started jumping. In my case it was just a bad belt route but the tach prob was direct affect of the alt not having enough voltage. Now it's all good
 
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Old 12-18-2010 | 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by thehun
Altenator check your belts and pulleys. Take it to autozone anything below 13v got a bad alt. But before u change it make sure the belt is routed the right way. I had mine routed wrong it worked fine until it got cold and my alt didt have enough juice and my tach started jumping. In my case it was just a bad belt route but the tach prob was direct affect of the alt not having enough voltage. Now it's all good
X2 I had the exact thing happen
 
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Old 12-19-2010 | 12:10 AM
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yep i felt like the biggest freakin idiot in the world
 
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Old 12-19-2010 | 09:20 AM
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My Disco's drive belt was routed incorrectly when I bought it. Same problem with my tach. Took me a lot of headscratching and rebuilding of the alternator, then finally replcing the belt before I figured it out.
 
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Old 12-19-2010 | 09:47 AM
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That was it wire with female spade connector came off the back of alternator
I ha d replaced alternator 6 months ago. Baaaa, I feel sheepish!
 
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Old 12-19-2010 | 11:08 AM
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Double check your belt just for the heck of it
 
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Old 12-19-2010 | 11:55 AM
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Can't upload from my blackberry, but the proper route is on the tech tips from roverparts.com.
 
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