At 07:31 am 8/6/97 -0400, you wrote:
>
>Help! I just finished changing the points on my Mark 1,
>and it runs great. It's amazing that it was running at all
>before...it seemed to have no gap at all. One question,
>though. When I went for a ride, the tachometer now
>indicates about twice the actual RPM than what the
>engine is turning. It's fun pegging the needle at 6000
>rpm, but I liked it better the way it was. I looked at the
>book and re-checked all connections, and it all looks
>OK. Any of you out there know what I did wrong?
>
>TIA
>
>Mario
>B9471239
>
If your tachometer is original then it probably has
a bad cap in it. The replacement of the points would
have changed the pulse width picked up at the tach.
Sounds like time for a rebuild of the circuits in the tach.
Did you disconnect the wire from the ignition resistor
and reconnect it to the wrong side? If so, you are giving
the tach a stronger pulse and you will also burn out your new
points quickly or burn up the coil.
Jim Barrett Tiger II 351C and others
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