RPM needle

The RPM needle stopped working all of a sudden.

Any clues. How would you fix it?

Thanks

 

It means your engine is off

 

....and this is precisely why you're a doctor.

 

Could be that the tachometer is broken or a wire has broken or come loose.

 

Thanks AK Jim.

Any pointers to address the problem?

 

Lol

 

Well if it was my car here is what I would do. I would start off going here Wiring Diagrams 308 365 400i 512
and get an electronic copy of your wiring diagram. Your profile isn't filled out so not sure what car you have but they have diagrams for the 365 GT4 and 400i.

I would then trace the wire on the diagram to see where it goes and then look for the wire in the car and see if I could visually see any thing like a loose or broken wire.

If I didn't see any thing obvious I would take the instrument panel out and then look at the wires hooked up to the tach.

I'd then take my dwell meter which also has a tach function and connect it to the wires on the tach in the car and then start the car.

If my dwell meter showed an RPM reading then I would ascertain the tach was bad. If the dwell meter didn't show an rpm reading I would further investigate to wiring in the car.

Definitely not an easy job but not impossible.

 

You could remove the instrument panel - not too tricky - to access the tachometer and disconnect it. Then rev the engine and see if the jobby is turning - I'm assuming it is mechanical!

 

Not sure when they changed over but our cars have electronic tachs.

 

Mine is mechanical 1974

 

Interesting, must have changed for 1975.
POS computer. I have tried posting this picture multiple times. I rotated and saved the picture in all orientations and it is still upside down.
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It's perfect for our Australian chums.

 

Yep,thanx for clearing THAT up!

 

you beat me to it....

 

You must be a Mac user.

 

Can't be a mac if he said POS, it can only be a PC

 

Thank you Ak Jim and aidanparte for your constructive inputs.

Wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!

 

iPhone 6S and the computer is an Ailenware Area 51.

 

Southern hemisphere car?

The only hack I have for a iPhone is to copy the picture onto a word document right side up and then save the image from there. Then the image seems to attach correctly. Beats standing on my head to look at the picture!