Chas Douglass wrote:
Chas,
I suggest you squirt so light gear oil in it.
Some are one piece units and others have to small bolts with nuts that
allow
it to seperate to expose the two small brass gears inside. If it's a
single
one submerge it in the oil overnite. Certainly can't hurt at all!
Good Luck
Alan
> I just recieved my second tach gearbox to try and get the tach working
>
> on my '60 bugeye. I ruined the first on installation -- made it look
> exactly like the previous one -- by overtightening the connection to
> the
> generator.
>
> After carefully(!) tightening the new one I ran the engine for a few
> minutes and now my tach works!
>
> However I reached in to check that it wasn't loose and burned my
> fingers
> -- this thing is hot! Is it supposed to be? I can't find anything
> about lube requirements for it, are there any?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Chas Douglass -- Seattle WA
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