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Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1999 18:15:20 -0500
From: "Dan Ray" <danray@bluegrass.net>
Subject: Re: tach question
Erich,
As others have said, the tach is electric, not cable-driven. The problem is
common and most likely inside the guage itself. They get "sticky". Mine
needs a couple of taps to get going unless the humidity is VERY low. As
someone said once...just chalk it up to one of those eccentric, character
quirks and pretend you're an old WW2 pilot tapping the guages on his fighter
before taking off! ;)
Dan
73 B
> I have been having some trouble with the tach on my '80 B. When I
>first start the car, the tach sits on zero. After tapping the throttle
>a few times it will jump up, sometimes to 2,500 and other times to about
>1,000-1,300(engine obviously running faster). This is when the car is
>still cold and the auto-choke is kicking in. The tach seems to read
>normaly after a few minutes on the road(except at idle when it reads
>somewhere btwn 200 and 400), but I may be mistaken.
>
>Could this be the cable going?
>
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OK, if the electric tachs get "sticky" maybe a little lubrication should
smooth out the needle action. Has anyone tried this?
Fred Pixley
Napanee, Ontario, Canada
fpixley@kingston.net
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