<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><head><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><o:OfficeDocumentSettings><o:AllowPNG/><o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch></o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]--></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"> I was searching for information on Google about the recommended length the inner tachometer cable should protrude from the outer sheath at the instrument end as I am replacing the cable on my Bugeye. The tachometer stopped working halfway home from the mechanic (R&R the Datsun transmission for bad synchros). The very end of the inner cable broke off in the gear reduction drive unit at the back of the generator. Before installing the new cable I seemed to remember that there was a caveat on how much the inner drive cable should protrude to prevent damage to the tachometer. Too long and it would damage the instrument. No telling where the repros are made these days. I finally found the info from a reprint of an old Smiths manual on the Vintage British Cable web site. <a href="http://vintagebritishcables.com/images/ServiceInformation2.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://vintagebritishcables.com/images/ServiceInformation2.jpg</a> <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Lots of good info on this Canadian web site besides they make superior OEM style cables instead of the (Chinese) foreign crap we are used to from the usual suspects.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><a href="http://vintagebritishcables.com/Smiths-Speedometer-Cable-SmithsTachometer-Cable.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="enhancr_card_1773608780">Smiths Speedometer Cable, Smiths Tachometer Cable, British Custom Speedo Cable</a></div><div><br></div><div id="ydpbc93fa7cenhancr_card_1773608780" class="ydpbc93fa7cyahoo-link-enhancr-card ydpbc93fa7cymail-preserve-class ydpbc93fa7cymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" data-url="http://vintagebritishcables.com/Smiths-Speedometer-Cable-SmithsTachometer-Cable.php" data-type="YENHANCER" data-size="MEDIUM" contenteditable="false"><a href="http://vintagebritishcables.com/Smiths-Speedometer-Cable-SmithsTachometer-Cable.php" style="text-decoration:none !important;color:#000 !important" class="ydpbc93fa7cyahoo-enhancr-cardlink" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><table class="ydpbc93fa7ccard-wrapper ydpbc93fa7cyahoo-ignore-table" style="max-width:400px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="400"><table class="ydpbc93fa7ccard ydpbc93fa7cyahoo-ignore-table" style="max-width:400px;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(224, 228, 233);border-radius:2px" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="ydpbc93fa7ccard-primary-image-cell" style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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