[Healeys] High rpm's

[BJ8Healeys]

On the BJ8 electronic tach, there is an adjustment, but it's not accessible
until you take the tach guts out of the case.  While I had the thing
disassembled to convert it to negative ground, I drilled a hole in the case
in line with the adjustment screw.  As a dust cover, I put a strip of
electrical tape over the hole.  Now, if the tach needs adjustment I can do
it without removing the tach from the dash.

Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC  USA

-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Bob Spidell
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 7:25 AM
To: TERRY COLL
Cc: RAntal243 at aol.com; Healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] High rpm's


(I think) all BJ8s have an electronic tach.  Mine read high until I
calibrated it--it's
a simple process; just adjusting a trim pot(entiometer) on the back.   I
think this
process is documented somewhere.

I'd try that before I'd "rebuild"--not sure there's much to rebuild in
there (esp. if
it's reading high).


bs

TERRY COLL wrote:
> I would suspect an incorrect tachometer.  I have the same problem and
intend
> to have it rebuilt this winter.
>
> Terry Coll  '64 BJ8
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: RAntal243 at aol.com
> Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 10:04 AM
> To: Healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] High rpm's
>
> Greeting Healeyphiles,
>      While cruising last night at about 70mph in my  BJ8,  I noticed that
the
> rpm's were consistently around 4400 while OD was  engaged. This seems to
me
> to be significantly higher than usual. What rpm should  one expect at
those
> speeds and if I am correct and the number is uncommonly  high, what could
be
> the
> cause?
> thanks much.
> rich antal
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