If you have a five main engine, you don't have a mechanical tach.
Three main engines had a provision for a mechanical tach, five mains didn't.
Larry Hoy
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
>Behalf Of Dan DiBiase
>Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 1:50 PM
>To: mgs@autox.team.net
>Subject: Lump Stumped, The Sequel...
>
>
>A week or so I posted with this topic, regarding
>figuring out the type of motor I had in my 66 B
>project car (built October 64). Turns out it is a
>G-series 3-main engine. Now I find out from my
>corrected BMIHT certificate that they believe I had a
>GB-series, 5-main engine originally, which makes
>sense, based on my car's chassis number (...49843).
>So, now I wonder, when the (I assume) broken 5-main
>was replaced with this 3-main, did they just not
>connect the tach and leave the original electronic
>tach installed, or did they replace it with a
>mechanical one?? Is there a way to tell them apart?
>There is currently no cable installed from the tach...
>Thanks...
>
>Also, if anyone knows where I can get a 5-main engine
>cheap, perhaps exchange my seized 3-main, let me
>know!!!!
>
>
>
>=====
>Dan DiBiase
>Dayton, NJ
>76 MGB Tourer Driver - Brooklands Green
>66 Pull-handle MGB Tourer Project - faded Tartan Red
>NAMGBR #5-2328
>
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