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    TR20 Tachometer

    I went out today and noticed the tach wasn’t working. Wondering if others have had this issue and if there is a more common issue where I should start looking.


    Thanks for any advice
    1998 Triton TR20
    1998 Mercury 200EFI

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    #2
    I have the same boat/year............my tach was working but it was erratic, needle jumping around, I had to replace mine
    1998 Triton TR-20, 2017 Evinrude 150HO

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    Thanks, I did notice it last week being a little erratic.
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    Team Mud where did you find a new tach at? Were you able to find a match to the original?
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    A lot of times corrosion gets in it. Sometimes unhooking it and turning the knobs on back and checking connections will fix it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jdwo2212 View Post
    A lot of times corrosion gets in it. Sometimes unhooking it and turning the knobs on back and checking connections will fix it.
    This, mine was reading way off. I took note of the positions of the knobs, turned them back and forth a few times, back to original and thing worked again.
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    Thanks for this tip guys, I will check the connections and knobs.
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    I was lucky, my brother is a marine mechanic and had a new one kicking around that he gave me. It wasn't exactly like the one i took out, but it works fine.
    1998 Triton TR-20, 2017 Evinrude 150HO

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    Mine was bouncing all over the place and fixed it by messing with the switches on the back
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