Jason,
Here it is. Jeff B. had also had forwarded me a web address to a tach site
Robert D.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Woodward <brucewoodward@kconline.com>
To: Paul Dolloff <pauld@ekpc.com>
Cc: Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: April 10, 1999 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: Tachometer misreading big time
>Thanx Paul. I haven't gotten to the tach yet as I am planning to pull the
>dash in the next coupla weeks to paint it and fix all it's oddities, ie,
>burnt out lite bulbs, loose & dangling wires, etc.
>
>I will let you know if your quidance is successful, but wanted to thank you
>for responding.
>
>I thought I had the list stumped for once when I saw no response the first
>note and only yours the second note.
>
>WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW SUBSCRIBERS
>
>
>bruce@woodward-realty.com
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Paul Dolloff <pauld@ekpc.com>
>To: Bruce Woodward <brucewoodward@kconline.com>
>Cc: <bruce@woodward-realty.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 3:03 AM
>Subject: Re: Fw: Tachometer misreading big time
>
>
>Bruce,
>
>I converted to negative ground and my tach started to work but was
>way off like yours. Here is what I did.
>
>Remove the tach.
>Carefully remove the glass and pull the guts of the tach out of the
>metal housing.
>Pull the connecting wires through the hole in the dash where the
>tach was.
>Correctly connect all of the wires back to the tach.
>Get a wire with alligator clips on each end.
>Connect this wire to a ground on the car and one of the threaded
>posts which holds the tach in place.
>Start the car with tach in hand and the tach should work.
>Now, on the back of the tach you will see a round black plastic
>cylinder with a slot for a screw driver on top.
>Rotating this potentiometer will adjust the tach.
>At idle, set the tach to read 10 to 12.
>
>If you have to have the tach reading exactly right, you will need to
>send it to a shop like Palo Alto Speedometer or Nicenger in New
>York. Check the List Quest Archives for these guys' addresses.
>
>Good luck and let me know how you came out.
>Paul
>>
>> any ideas why my tachometer reads twice as much as it should? a pleasant
>> 700rpm idle reads 1500, I'm redlining at approx 4000 rpm.
>>
>> Car had been halfa**ed converted or inadvertently converted to negative
>> ground, and after putting motor back in after cleanup and painting of
>engine
>> compartment as well as welding in new floors and spring mount area, I
>hooked
>> it up as postive earth and was pleasantly surprised to find tachometer
>> working, but with above mentioned problem.
>>
>> your thoughts are greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Great screensaver, Amy! Taking it to my real estate brokerage for the
>> public to enjoy it also.
>>
>> bruce@woodward-realty.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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>Paul A. Dolloff, Ph.D.
>East Kentucky Power Cooperative
>P. O. Box 707
>Winchester, KY 40392-0707
>606/744-4812 ext. 389 office
>606/744-6008 fax
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