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Posted on Jul 18, 2008

1990 honda accord rpm gauge out of wack

Hey yeathe rpm gauge on my honda is wacko when im driving at a steedy rate the rom gauge starts jumping up and down the car dosent rev up or anything the gauge basically goes crazy do u guys know what this problem might be

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  • Stems Jul 19, 2008

    well thats what i was thinking because when i look at my dashboard i see a S that shine on and off green im thinking that the sport button do u know what that might be and where is the sensor located on the trani

  • Stems Jul 24, 2008

    whats the tach needle is it the rpm needle and whats the ignition coil. when im driving the trani does act kinda funny also there is a green S in my dashboard that blinks on and off it only blinks on and off when the cars is alreday warmed up but when i start it in the mornings its dosent turn on till i start to drive it is that the same thing

  • Anonymous Feb 16, 2009

    no speedo jumping but s light flashes and check engine light comes on after warm up



  • Anonymous Mar 18, 2014

    start up and ide when i push on the gas and gets to 3000 rpm goes up and down

  • Anonymous Mar 20, 2014

    the radiator hose isn't hot and when the car is idle the RPM gauge is still at 3

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Bad ignition coil. 100% Once the weather gets nice and hot a little resistor fails in the coil causing 2 problems. the transmission may start acting funny when the torque converter trys to lock. second the tach needle will start to bounce. you can get a new oem coil from honda for around 90 bucks.

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You probably have a faulty sensor at the transmission.

Go to your local parts store, and they can give you the part and how to install it. It's pretty easy.

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