[Spridgets] Gauge issues now with rough running!

[ryan.kubanoff at comcast.net]

So i connected a new ground wire from the tach retentioner? to the dashboard securing bracket between the frame that I sanded free of paint and the dash support on the screw. No change. the tach still bounces occasionally and the car sputters and then catches and is reflected in the tach. not always but not something I would take on a ride outside the neighborhood. he more concerning thing is the appearance on the tach that the car is racing to 5000rpms on occasion. 
Since I am a newby at the wonders of lucas wiring any tip that i could try next? 

Could it be the new points i put in 2 months ago are already going bad? 

ryan 



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ryan kubanoff" <ryan.kubanoff at comcast.net> 
To: "Jim Proefrock" <proefrock at comcast.net> 
Cc: "Spridgets List" <spridgets at autox.team.net> 
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 9:27:45 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Gauge issues 

Maybe I was premature with my comment about the car running fine. Driving home it sputtered a few times 4 at highway speed but the tach was still kind of bouncing back and forth especially when i shifted from 2nd to 3rd or 3rd to 4th it would slam over to 7k and then back to around 2800 no i wasn't riding the clutch. It didn't do it every time but a lot of the time. 

could this still be a ground issue? the distributor is in tight and a the right position so any other ideas? could my oil leak into the cylinder be causing this? 
Thanks 
ryan 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Proefrock" <proefrock at comcast.net> 
To: "Spridgets List" <spridgets at autox.team.net> 
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 3:43:09 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Gauge issues 

On Aug 17, 2009, at 2:02 PM, Frank wrote: 

> The tach probably has a dirty ground, I have seen this a few times. 
> Since they only ground via the thumb screw that holds it in, a new 
> (extra) ground from the body of the tach to a screw in the body 
> does wonders. 

And, if proper grounding *doesn't* work, it'll continue to read 
erratically, work for a while, quit for a while, then work again, for 
an indefinite period of time, then eventually fail completely. At 
least that's what mine did ('72 Midget). I got a used tach from the 
parts stash of one of our list members (thanks again, Monty!) that 
works perfectly. They also show up from time to time on eBay. Just 
make sure you match the numbers on the face to get the correct 
replacement, should you need one. 

Jim 
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