tach dead. . .

[Yah Navatkah]

Hi Ho-

I put an electric tach in a '61 MGA. Worked ok for a yr but then
gradually seemed to die. Since then, it stays mostly dead except for
an occassional blip where the needle bounces a few times then goes
dead again. Is there a way to check my wiring (should be ok)
or rebuild the unit?

thanks,
y

[Pointer]

"Yah Navatkah" <edi...@newpaltz.edu> wrote in message
news:df-dnSbLBKFM8zHV...@posted.sunynewpaltz...

HI Yah,
On my '67 MGB I suffered the same problem. For what its worth, the
insulation on the little flexible LT lead inside the distributor had failed,
( or maybe the plaited lead itself had gone brittle, or maybe both) causing
intermittant tach failure. I could not find an exact plaited replacement, so
I simply used 2amp insulated wire and tucked in a small loop. That was 5k
miles ago so it worked.

Worth trying if the systems are similar.!
Cheers
P

[Yah Navatkah]

thanks!! will give it a shot & let u know how it goes-.

cheers,
y