Alrighty. So, first of all I have searched and tried just about all available options to fix my issue.. However, even though something of this nature usually seems (taken from my research) to be simple wiring issue, it would seem that the problem I have had is not after trial and error.
When the swap was originally completed a few years back, the RPM gauge worked for a few hours on the dyno and eventually went sort of haywire and decided to die for good. Anyhow, ever since I have been driving without one (stock tach) or instead by looking over into the glovebox where my AFC Neo is located for an rpm reading (which has functioned fine for that time).
I managed to pick up a GA70 9k tach for my car from a good buddy of mine thinking that may solve the issue since a previous aftermarket tach worked just fine tapped off the AFC signal. The gauge (an STRI) was not calibrated correctly from the factory though, so I had to return it. —sigh.
After installing the 1g tach into the cluster and connecting the stock wire, nothing seemed to happen when the motor was running. Then I tried running the wire from the AFC and no results either. Lastly, I used SupraStanger's amongst others advice to run a wire from the IGN- pin on the diagnostic port and not surprisingly still no signal to the tach. Following this rather lengthy list of falures especially knowing the AFC and that other gauge once functioned, I started to think well hell maybe it's the cluster after all despite the rest of the gauges working just fine. With that in mind I jumpered an IGN+ and Earth signal from the water temp gauge (works fine AFAIK) and re-connected the wire straight to the screw on the back of the cluster once again and there is simply no change.
Now, I want to thank all who actually made it through reading all that alive.. If you somehow manage to have any thoughts on this matter please do not hesitate to post them. I am thinking that the only option left is to buy another cluster and try that.. but that may not solve anything.
Thanks for your time, patience, and any other sort of informed advice you may give me.
When the swap was originally completed a few years back, the RPM gauge worked for a few hours on the dyno and eventually went sort of haywire and decided to die for good. Anyhow, ever since I have been driving without one (stock tach) or instead by looking over into the glovebox where my AFC Neo is located for an rpm reading (which has functioned fine for that time).
I managed to pick up a GA70 9k tach for my car from a good buddy of mine thinking that may solve the issue since a previous aftermarket tach worked just fine tapped off the AFC signal. The gauge (an STRI) was not calibrated correctly from the factory though, so I had to return it. —sigh.
After installing the 1g tach into the cluster and connecting the stock wire, nothing seemed to happen when the motor was running. Then I tried running the wire from the AFC and no results either. Lastly, I used SupraStanger's amongst others advice to run a wire from the IGN- pin on the diagnostic port and not surprisingly still no signal to the tach. Following this rather lengthy list of falures especially knowing the AFC and that other gauge once functioned, I started to think well hell maybe it's the cluster after all despite the rest of the gauges working just fine. With that in mind I jumpered an IGN+ and Earth signal from the water temp gauge (works fine AFAIK) and re-connected the wire straight to the screw on the back of the cluster once again and there is simply no change.
Now, I want to thank all who actually made it through reading all that alive.. If you somehow manage to have any thoughts on this matter please do not hesitate to post them. I am thinking that the only option left is to buy another cluster and try that.. but that may not solve anything.
Thanks for your time, patience, and any other sort of informed advice you may give me.
