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RE: Tach/Coil Connection

To: "Brad Fornal" <toyman@digitex.net>, "Spridgets" <Spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: Tach/Coil Connection
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2000 06:53:24 -0500charset="iso-8859-1"
Importance: Normal
Please post a follow-up if you find the answer! My tach has that same
problem.

Tom Zuchowski

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Brad Fornal
> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 10:14 PM
> To: Spridgets
> Subject: Tach/Coil Connection
>
>
> In preparation of Spridgetstock 2000 I am getting off my ass and getting
> some of the bits I have, actually put on the car. The 68 has always had
> a freaky tach in that it would work fine as long as it was colder than a
> well diggers ass (for Texas that is) but when the weather got warmer the
> thing would peak out to 7 grand at 55 mph!!  Anyway, tonight I got my
> original Lucas coil, that I scavenged from a 59 Bugeye, mounted in the
> car. Now, would you believe, the tach works fine!! I have not yet had it
> on the Highway as I must have knocked a wire loose mounting the oil
> cooler and my headlamps are not working (tonight). Tomorrow I will get
> it out and make sure this is not a fluke. What would cause such a
> change? Could it have something to do with the coils normally being oil
> filled and the cold weather makes the oil thicker thus worked better??
> No clues here but I hope that it is solved.  Brad
>
>


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