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Old Dec 11, 2011 | 08:17 PM
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Default Tach failure

A friend of mine bought a Harley Speedo/Tach combo for his 07 Softail Heritage. The tach seems to have went out to lunch after a couple of years now. I guess it is a far gone conclusion that the tack is not fixabel?

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Old Dec 11, 2011 | 08:23 PM
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Not me, unfortunately. I ordered the digital speedo/analog tach combo just last week...hope mine holds up!

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Old Dec 11, 2011 | 09:12 PM
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You might get lucky and it's just a bit of oxidation or bad contact on the plug. Tach is driven electronically, so a pinched wire or bad contact can cause problems.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2011 | 12:39 PM
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Yea, at $500 a pop.
 
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Tried the clean plug thingy. Something internal in the tach motor.
 
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