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Re: Tach

To: "dennis" <mg-dennis@mindspring.com>,
Subject: Re: Tach
From: <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 20:25:06 -0000
It's probably no consolation but both my 73 roadster and 75 V8 agree with my
multi-meter tach, FWIW.

PaulH.

----- Original Message -----
From: dennis <mg-dennis@mindspring.com>
To: 'MG Mail list' <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 4:46 PM
Subject: Tach


> When setting my idle I have never been able to get it under 1100 rpm. I
> can get it down to about 1000 but it would wants to die.  This weekend
> I went down to Sears and bought one of their $30 dwell/tach meters.  It
> says I'm idling at 800 when my tach says 1100.  I am more inclined to
> believe the meter rather than my 34 year old tach.  Is it typical to see
> that much discrepancy in a tach?  If it is in error is it a percentage
> of it's reading or is it just 300 rpm fast no mater what rpm I'm at?
>
> Dennis
> 67 MGB

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