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Re: bouncing tach

To: Ryan Smith <shmitty99@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: bouncing tach
From: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@home.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 10:10:44 -0500
The range is only 3K. I've seen mine bounce peg to peg for long periods
of time. I got a replacement but haven't installed it yet. I've heard
that you can repair them by changing the capacitor(s) inside the unit
using equivalent value and type. The caps get leaky and that causes the
wide variation. There is nothing to clean so I doubt that will help.

Vic Whitmore
76 Spitfire
Thornhill, Ontario

Ryan Smith wrote:
> 
> Hello listers, with my carb rebuild winding down I'm looking to make my
> tach hold a steady reading.  As it is now it pretty much bounces all
> over the place at.  Sometimes its "range" is almost 3k.  Can I clean it
> or does it need replacing or what?
> 
> Oh and speaking of gauges how can I calibrate my speedo?  My 72's 4.11
> rear end is going to be history real soon. (I know I rebuilt my
> replacement 3.89 a month ago but I keep finding other problems to work
> on instead of swapping the rears)  I'm curious to see how far off it'll
> be.
> 
> With any luck I'll be back on the road tomorrow and salvage some of this
> wonderful weather.
> 
> Ryan Smith
> 72 Emerald Green Spit - soon to be tuned to all of its stock glory

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