The distributor pickup goes to the ignition amplifier - that then feeds the idlespeed ECU, RPM relay, Coil and rev counter. If it's on the way out, your idle will start misbehaving and the rev counter may start going funny. Martin Jeremiah Montee wrote: >Part # 102688. > >The tachometer wire that goes to the electrical >distributor. Obviously, it functions the tachometer, >but what else does this wire do? What would be the >signs/symptoms of this wire failing/starting to go >bad? Mine is wrapped in waht looks like 3-5 layers of >electrical/duct tape so it's about time to properly >replace this wire, but I'd like to know basically what >I'm fixing and the problems I'm avoiding by replacing >this wire entirely. Thank you for your time. > >Jeremiah > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/