the 900 dollar tach
My problem has been identified. In case you haven't read my posts pleading for help before, while installing my own tach I touched 2 of the 4 wires coming out of the stator. Since then my car would not turn off with the key. I'd have to go under the hood and kill the engine and then pull the negative lead on the battery to shut off the engine and kill the electronics, respectively. I had no clue what was wrong so I finally took it to a dealership. After 2 days with a mechanic I was informed that the reason that my car would not turn off was that I shorted out my main computer (ECM). 860 dollars later my car will turn off again, but at least I have a tach.
The car has 105k now, but I don't doubt that it will be worth it. I assume I'll be able to put close to another 80k or more on it, and in a year and a half I'll have my bachelors in engineering and my biggest car problem will be deciding between a spec-v, trans-am, mustang gt, or 3-series.
...But at least I have a tach...
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