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Originally Posted by Tommy Z View Post
I called these guys yesterday to inquire about repairing my Tach. The needle is very bouncy when I down shift. It will swing 3k-4k back and forth for a few seconds before it settles. The guy I spoke to on the phone did not sound very confident that it was absolutely repairable. Said he would give it a shot. Didn't exactly inspire confidence. I'm going to call Seattle speedo today to gauge their response but I'm reluctant to call NHS based on everyone's feedback here.
Cant recall the years these changed, but sometimes a swinging tach is an alternator/electrical issue and not per say, a "tach" issue. I know on my 914/6, my swinging tach was caused by a Voltage regulator issue.. the tach was fine.
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2000 Boxster 2.7, 1987 944, 1987 924S
1978 911SC, 1976 914 2.0, 1970 914 w/2056
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