----- Original Message -----
From: <ArthurK101@aol.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2000 1:45 PM
Subject: Electronic tach
>
> Folks, I have a 6 cylinder tachometer out of a TRiumph Saloon. It has
> stopped working. The needle now goes all the way over to the high end and
> sits there when I turn on the ignition. I think I grounded it when I was
> working in the dash on the speedo. I have put the V8 tach back in the
Stag
> but want to get the V6 tach rebuilt/repaired (there is a Ford V6 engine in
> the car).
>
> Any ideas for me to repair it or a place which will do it for me? Thanks.
>
> Art Kelly
>
Art: Here's a trick I learned in my Sunbeam days. It turns out the only
difference between the 4 cyl. Alpine tach and the V8 Tiger tach was the
printing in the face! There's a potentiometer (spelling?) in the case that
is adjusted to yield the correct rpm with the engine being used. I put the 4
cyl. guts in my busted V8 tach case and set the pot to match the readings on
my diagnosic tach/dwell meter. Worked perfectly. Perhaps you should take a
look inside the Stag tach and see if you have the same set up- Sunbeam used
Smiths gauges.
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