On my Stag, the tach often sticks at around 3500. It almost never goes past
4000, even the engine is obviously rev'ed much higher. With the stainless
exhaust, I just normally shift by sound and when the power drops off. Does
anyone else have a sticking tach? The tach returns to idle, but normally does
not go past the mid range.
Dave Herr
73 Stag, 65 TR4A
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From: Lenny Seidman[SMTP:lseidman@erols.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 1996 2:49 PM
To: Lawrence Schilling
Cc: TRIUMPHS@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Tach Readings
Lawrence Schilling wrote:
>
> I was driving around with a friend the other day in my Stag with the TR6
> engine and he looks over at the dash and says, your tach's not right. This
> friend has previously owned a TR4 and now a Porsche 356. I hadn't thought
> much about it since I don't drive my car very hard but since he mentioned it
> I ran it up through the gears and the tach never went over 3500.
>
> He says, and I'm sure he's right, that it should have read more like 4500.
>
> So now I'm wondering. Since the tach itself is a Stag tach and the engine
> is a TR6 what does this all mean?
>
> Any ideas out there.
>
> lchillin@siu.edu
> '73 STRag
The Stag tach is for an 8 cylinder engine while the TR6 engine is 6
cylinders. Cobra kit builders use Stag tachs because they look British
(and are!) and will work with american V8 engines.
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Lenny Seidman
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA
email: lseidman@erols.com
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