Tach reading high
#1
Tach reading high
I just replaced the instrument cluster in my 95 Accord LX with one I got from a junkyard. The old speedo and fuel gauge were not working.
Got the new one installed and everything works but now the tach is reading about 50% high. Could this be because it came out of a 4 cylinder car and I have a 6 cylinder? Is so, is there a fix for it? Maybe a hidden 4/6 cylinder switch?
Also, the speedo reads 60 when GPS has me at 55. That isn't a huge deal but I'd anybody knows how to adjust, it would be nice!
Thanks!!
Skip
North Carolina
Got the new one installed and everything works but now the tach is reading about 50% high. Could this be because it came out of a 4 cylinder car and I have a 6 cylinder? Is so, is there a fix for it? Maybe a hidden 4/6 cylinder switch?
Also, the speedo reads 60 when GPS has me at 55. That isn't a huge deal but I'd anybody knows how to adjust, it would be nice!
Thanks!!
Skip
North Carolina
#3
Thanks
Just can't trust that younger generation, huh? I was hoping to avoid taking out to a shop. As it turns out, since the old tach still worked, I put that in and its all good except for a minor variation in the speedometer. I saw a pot on the board... Is that where the adjustment is?
#4
You are basing your speed on a GPS. They, just like your car are not completely accurate. Your generation Accord has what I like to call a give me speed. Thus if you are going 55 on the speedometer you are actually going around 50 to 51 mph. Thus the give me is a give me a brake from a speeding ticket. That is just the way it is. I have owned, still own and work on Accords of your generation. They are all the same. I hope that helps soothe your mind.
#5
You are basing your speed on a GPS. They, just like your car are not completely accurate. Your generation Accord has what I like to call a give me speed. Thus if you are going 55 on the speedometer you are actually going around 50 to 51 mph. Thus the give me is a give me a brake from a speeding ticket. That is just the way it is. I have owned, still own and work on Accords of your generation. They are all the same. I hope that helps soothe your mind.
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