put my 96 motor in my s13 and my tach and speedo arent working right(help)

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dsc4130

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i put a 96 motor in my s13, jumpered the speedo wire, tach wire, temp wire, and now the hud display reads numberrs as i rev the car. anyone know whats going on and have a suggestion? thank you


180fan
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is your s13 a sohc by any chance?

dsc4130

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sry i swaped the tach for a dohc, but ya it was a sohc, also i dissconncted the speedo wire and it does the same thing

180fan
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just exactly how did you jumper the wires?

dsc4130

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i bought red 14g wire from autozone and soddered the two wires together i dont think i grounded the sohc part of the harness, coiuld that be the problem?

180fan
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why did you jumper any wires?

dsc4130

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cause i didnt have the plug the both ends of the wires wouldnt meet so i had to add wire to make them conect


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