1st - 5th Generation Civic 1973 - 1995 In the years from 1973 to 1995 Honda released its 1-5th Generation Civics.
1st Gen 1972 - July 1979
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tacho problem.....

 
Old May 20, 2011
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Exclamation tacho problem.....

i just installed a tacho on my 93 civic dx...i put the red wire to the switch, the white wire to my lights, the black to a bolt, and the green wire to the blue wire in the front left side under the hood...wen i turn on the car nd rev it or wen im driving the rpm will only go up to 3500 rpm max..

wat could be the problem?

plz help me out..
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Re: tacho problem.....

Check the back of the tach. There should be a switch to set it for the # of cylinders and make sure it's set for 4.
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Re: tacho problem.....

it doesn't have a switch...i bought it off my friend and he said it worked fine on his civic and integra.
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Re: tacho problem.....

ask him if that is the way to install?
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Re: tacho problem.....

on the tacho, or the whole car will not rev over 3500??
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Re: tacho problem.....

the tacho...i pushed the car to its max rev nd the tacho only goes to 3500.
 
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