Ever since I've owned my 99, the tachometer never worked. Sam and I tore apart the dashboard, chasing wires and ensuring connections were sound, only to have no luck. Sam, ever since seeing my electrical wiring said he wanted to go through it all, saying it looked horrid. If Sam thinks a wiring job looks bad, it probably is! Afterall, the man got into Princeton for electrical engineering.
Last summer (2025), when we attempted fix some of the interior wiring with no success, Sam said he would make it his mission to take my dash apart and redo my wiring. He said he could do it in a day, as he wanted to get my tach back up and working. I told him he could have his way with my car, as I trusted him more than anyone.
Then, one winter evening, on a whim, I found a set of old torpedo fuses that had come with my old Volvo