'71 Tach Went Inop
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From: Downtown Annapolis, MD. The Future is where we all have to live. Let's not screw it up.
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11
'71 Tach Went Inop
Back from the big Car Show week with pix to follow in another thread later.
Tach went inop at some point.
Haven't even started looking into the cause yet.
What have the rest of you guys found to be the problem when your Tach stopped working?
Cable? Head unit? Gear on distributor?
Mark
Tach went inop at some point.
Haven't even started looking into the cause yet.
What have the rest of you guys found to be the problem when your Tach stopped working?
Cable? Head unit? Gear on distributor?
Mark
Burning Brakes
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From: CA
This was years ago, but the gear was stripped in the distributor. The gear on the distributor shaft was also stripped so I needed to buy both parts. On my 71 there was a button inside the body of the distributor that was also worn and needed to be replaced. I understand this button provides the proper lash between the gears and when the button failed the gears went next. Hope this helps. Good luck.
Racer
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From: Near Round Top (pop. 90) Texas
Just remember to look at the simple solutions first, is it unplugged, did the cable come loose, is something in a bind, etc. Think KISS, (Keep It Simple Stupid), no offense intended.
Team Owner
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From: Orange Park Florida
IMO cable driven tachs are a POS from the git go, with NO way to ever fix reliably, just like speedos tend to over indicate so will a cable tach...there basically is nothing to do about that fact....
IMO, replace with a HEI dizzy and a '75-77 tach, it's about all you can do....
unless you buy decent aftermarket instruments...that's a solution...
IMO, replace with a HEI dizzy and a '75-77 tach, it's about all you can do....
unless you buy decent aftermarket instruments...that's a solution...
