RPM's Gauge help..
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RPM's Gauge help..
I have a question. Lately when im on the road and i stop at a light, sometimes i notice the RPM hand go down and up a bit.. what could this be?
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a/c kicking on and off?
could be a bad neutral switch
could be a bad neutral switch
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Tachometer - an instrument that measures the rotation speed of a shaft or disk, as in a motor or other machine. The device usually displays the revolutions per minute (RPM) on a calibrated analog dial, but digital displays are increasingly common. The term comes from Greek Ταχος, tachos, "speed", and metron, "to measure".
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Can you do any damage to a rotary motor by not changing the plugs every 10k miles? I know this is the suggested protocol, but if you wait until you start to see the signs of deteriorating plugs will it cause any harm? Other than possibly flooding the motor?
Also, is the spark plug life expectancy shorter on the rotary motors due to the oil consumption?
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Sorry to threadjack here, but a sort of related question...
Can you do any damage to a rotary motor by not changing the plugs every 10k miles? I know this is the suggested protocol, but if you wait until you start to see the signs of deteriorating plugs will it cause any harm? Other than possibly flooding the motor?
Also, is the spark plug life expectancy shorter on the rotary motors due to the oil consumption?
Can you do any damage to a rotary motor by not changing the plugs every 10k miles? I know this is the suggested protocol, but if you wait until you start to see the signs of deteriorating plugs will it cause any harm? Other than possibly flooding the motor?
Also, is the spark plug life expectancy shorter on the rotary motors due to the oil consumption?
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Thanks for the explanations
I have been wondering because I am having some long starts and according to the local stealership they have already performed teh TSB relating to this. I have been considering changing the plugs, but the car seems to be running perfectly fine ATM
I have been wondering because I am having some long starts and according to the local stealership they have already performed teh TSB relating to this. I have been considering changing the plugs, but the car seems to be running perfectly fine ATM
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The coils are $25-30(each and there are four of them) and easy to change, a good time to do the spark plug wires too( I got the OEM ones for less then sixty dollars.......
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I had the samething. Time for a tune up man. Get new coils spark plugs and spark plug wires. Save your self the money and change them your self. I changed them all in about one hour. Not bad.
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It is very easy to change the plugs and the coils BUT be sure you have someone around with you who knows what they're doing the first time. If you mess up, it's not pretty. Gotta watch the leading trailing thing VERY carefully. But it's not complicated.
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