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Re: [Healeys] High rpm's

To: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] High rpm's
From: "TERRY COLL" <coll44@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 11:02:47 -0400
There was a discussion a while back about drilling a hole in the tach case to
get to the pot in order to calibrate while assembled.  I've also read about
problems with leaking capacitors.  All of which is why I'm choosing to have
mine rebuilt.

Terry Coll  BJ8

----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Spidell
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 10:25 AM
To: TERRY COLL
Cc: RAntal243@aol.com; Healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] High rpm's

(I think) all BJ8s have an electronic tach.  Mine read high until I
calibrated it--it's
a simple process; just adjusting a trim pot(entiometer) on the back.   I
think this
process is documented somewhere.

I'd try that before I'd "rebuild"--not sure there's much to rebuild in
there (esp. if
it's reading high).


bs

TERRY COLL wrote:
> I would suspect an incorrect tachometer.  I have the same problem and
intend
> to have it rebuilt this winter.
>
> Terry Coll  '64 BJ8
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: RAntal243@aol.com
> Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 10:04 AM
> To: Healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] High rpm's
>
> Greeting Healeyphiles,
>      While cruising last night at about 70mph in my  BJ8,  I noticed that
the
> rpm's were consistently around 4400 while OD was  engaged. This seems to me
> to be significantly higher than usual. What rpm should  one expect at those
> speeds and if I am correct and the number is uncommonly  high, what could
be
> the
> cause?
> thanks much.
> rich antal
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