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Madboy 07-22-2010 08:42 PM

Crazy needle.
 
http://s589.photobucket.com/albums/s...=VIDEO0006.mp4

Like seriously.. WTF is wrong with this damn thing?

miatamania 07-22-2010 08:45 PM

I've seen bad grounds cause jumping...I've never seen one do that. lol

Madboy 07-22-2010 09:05 PM

yeah.. it started a few months ago and was just twitching a half an inch or so.. but this is just ridiculous. lol

viperormiata 07-22-2010 09:25 PM

Awww shit! Tokyo Drift Muh Fugga:laugh::laugh: Make sure you tighten up your floor pan.

Seriously though, I think it's just like MiataMania said. I've had the same issue due to some unwanted moisture, but never that bad. Go through your major grounding points and make sure everything is adequate. Have you done anything major to the car recently, such as wiring or something along that line?

jeff_man 07-22-2010 10:45 PM

yo that shit revs like a ferrari, did vtech kick in yo.

bad ground and check the plugs that go into your gauge cluster

WonTon 07-22-2010 11:11 PM

i kinda had the same problem, it only did it when at WOT. check all your grounds and clean them. mine stopped after that....


DXO 07-23-2010 03:31 AM

Mine jumped around about like that. After hunting, adding more grounds, checking stock grounds, moving grounds for ms, wb and coils I said screw it and started stripping my harness out of my car(I was painting the car anyway so why not go all out).
I have thus found 5 broken wires so far... 2 were grounds, one to a tail light that has been coming and going, the other 2 went to things stripped off the car.

chicksdigmiatas 07-23-2010 03:42 AM

I had that problem at about 198k. It seemed worse when it rained. 10 bucks your ground by your alt/ below your tb is loose or dirty. That fixed it for me.

Madboy 07-23-2010 04:35 AM

yeah.. I replaced the engine about 6 months ago and have what seems to be open ended plastic leads on a wire here and there but they have no obvious place to go.. will probably just strip and stick to the body somewhere lol. oh and side note... at least my valve cover looks kickass. lol.

http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/s...w/IMAG0161.jpg

Madboy 07-23-2010 08:35 PM


Originally Posted by chicksdigmiatas (Post 605735)
I had that problem at about 198k. It seemed worse when it rained. 10 bucks your ground by your alt/ below your tb is loose or dirty. That fixed it for me.

yep. it was the one by the alt.. I ran it to the body and it still blips here and there but it's NOWHERE near as bad as it was. Thanks DOODZ!

samnavy 07-24-2010 11:24 AM

No help with your tach... but take a piece of black electrical tape and put it over the AIRBAG light so it blocks your view. That shit has got to be annoying as hell driving at night.

Braineack 07-24-2010 11:41 AM

bad cas?

Madboy 07-25-2010 06:44 AM


Originally Posted by samnavy (Post 606328)
No help with your tach... but take a piece of black electrical tape and put it over the AIRBAG light so it blocks your view. That shit has got to be annoying as hell driving at night.

good point. didn't think about that. I did see something you can buy somewhere that fools the ecu into thinking the airbag is still there but I can't find it. oh well.

Madboy 07-25-2010 06:47 AM


Originally Posted by Braineack (Post 606333)
bad cas?

um "cas"? Help un-duuuuur me on that one lol. I'm drawling a blank to what that means. :dunno:

cardriverx 07-25-2010 02:34 PM


Originally Posted by Madboy (Post 606636)
um "cas"? Help un-duuuuur me on that one lol. I'm drawling a blank to what that means. :dunno:

cam angle sensor, on the back of the head by the firewall, passenger side.

chpmnsws6 07-25-2010 02:46 PM


Originally Posted by samnavy (Post 606328)
No help with your tach... but take a piece of black electrical tape and put it over the AIRBAG light so it blocks your view. That shit has got to be annoying as hell driving at night.

Or pull the light and unplug the buzzer :)

hustler 07-25-2010 04:05 PM

I still have the mystery spark loss when I corner over 1-g on left turns. Its making me crazy.


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