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Re: [Healeys] Healey 100-4/6 Tach

To: Patrick & Caroline Quinn <p_cquinn@tpg.com.au>, 'Healeys' <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Healey 100-4/6 Tach
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2022 20:46:58 -0800
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Tried that. Will try rerouting the sleeve.

I'm pretty familiar with the speedos, having a drawerful and actually 
getting a couple to work halfway decent. A cracked odo or tripmeter 
drive gear will give a fixed-interval bounce based on speed, and the 
cable loading-up and unloading is also fairly rhythmic, but my tach just 
goes crazy. It seems like the needle needs to be damped somehow.



On 11/19/2022 2:38 PM, Patrick & Caroline Quinn wrote:
> G'day
>
> When a mechanical tach or speedo needle bounces, it's generally due to the 
> drive cable has become too flexible due to age.
>
> A new cable should fix it. You don't necessarily need a new outer, just the 
> internal cable.
>
> Hoo Roo
>
> Patrick Quinn
> Blue Mountains, Australia
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Bob Spidell
> Sent: Sunday, 20 November 2022 8:20 AM
> To: Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Subject: [Healeys] Healey 100-4/6 Tach
>
> Specific to cars with mechanical tachometers:
>
> The tach on my 100 bounces around off-idle (OK at idle). Any one been able to 
> cure this problem? Anything inside to damp the bounce that can be adjusted?
>
>    I'm not interested in sending to West Valley or other repair shop (at 
> least not yet).
>
> TIA
>

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