Tachometer Repair

[Gene Gillam]

Hi Listers, Back at this old problem again. My tach just doesn't seem to want to cooperate - sometimes it moves, sometimes it doesn't. Thought it might be the cable ends being rounded off so I replaced it but that didn't change a thing - well, got me a prettier, shinier cable which was good - but the tach still works when it wants to (seldom). I'd had it "restored" about 8 or 9 years ago by Nisonger before II got around to putting it in the car, so I'm beginning to believe it was only a cosmetic restoration, not mechanical (and I thought you get what you paid for, guess not). Is there someone here on the list that works on these - maybe Craig Seabrook (?) - that can examine it for me. The externals are beautiful - it's only the mechanism I need to get operational. I remember a post from a couple of years back in which someone mentioned the "click of the tach" as it wound it's way up the dial - that's what I want to be able to hear. Gene Gillam 1949 MG TC

[seabrook@en.com]

Gene & Group, Send me the tachometer & I will check it out & see what the problem is. Craig Seabrook Whitworth Shop 14444 Watt Road Novelty, OH 44072 Gene Gillam wrote:

> > Hi Listers, > > Back at this old problem again. My tach just doesn't seem to want to cooperate - sometimes it moves, sometimes it doesn't. Thought it might be the cable ends being rounded off so I replaced it but that didn't change a thing - well, got me a prettier, shinier cable which was good - but the tach still works when it wants to (seldom). I'd had it "restored" about 8 or 9 years ago by Nisonger before II got around to putting it in the car, so I'm beginning to believe it was only a cosmetic restorat > > Is there someone here on the list that works on these - maybe Craig Seabrook (?) - that can examine it for me. The externals are beautiful - it's only the mechanism I need to get operational. > > I remember a post from a couple of years back in which someone mentioned the "click of the tach" as it wound it's way up the dial - that's what I want to be able to hear. > > Gene Gillam > 1949 MG TC > > >

[i.thomson@talk21.com]

Gene, I have occasionally had the Tach stick or start working erratically after a winter lay off. Like yours it was fully rebuilt some 12 years or so ago, and looks excellent. When this has happened in the past a light oiling (with v. good quality light oil) has fixed it. Good luck with yours. Ian Thomson. -------------

> Hi Listers, > >Back at this old problem again. My tach just doesn't seem to want to cooperate - sometimes it moves, sometimes it doesn't. Thought it might be the cable ends being rounded off so I replaced it but that didn't change a thing - well, got me a prettier, shinier cable which was good - but the tach still works when it wants to (seldom). I'd had it "restored" about 8 or 9 years ago by Nisonger before II got around to putting it in the car, so I'm beginning to believe it was only a cosmetic restoration, not mechanical (and I thought you get what you paid for, guess not). > >Is there someone here on the list that works on these - maybe Craig Seabrook (?) - that can examine it for me. The externals are beautiful - it's only the mechanism I need to get operational. > >I remember a post from a couple of years back in which someone mentioned the "click of the tach" as it wound it's way up the dial - that's what I want to be able to hear. > >Gene Gillam >1949 MG TC > > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://talk21.btopenworld.com/redirect.html?http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/'>[url=http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>

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[Gene Gillam]

Thanks all who wrote about where to go to have it serviced. Going to send it to Craig Seabrook (keeping it in our T-ABC family) to look at it for me, but before Craig wrote I had called and spoken to Margaret Lucas of MO-MA. What a nice person she was - and very knowledgeable about the tachs also - she'd have gotten it if Craig hadn't spoken up. Gene Gillam 1949 MG TC --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.350 / Virus Database: 196 - Release Date: 4/17/2002

[Diecuts@aol.com]

Craig and list, Any ideas on where to get a tach cable with a TA fitting on one end for the tach and a TC fitting on the other end for a TC/TD gen tach reduction box? Space limitations will not allow a TA tach reduction box(replacement TC engine). Cheers, Lee Jacobsen, Dearborn, MI TA2969 Tickford

[John G. Bulcken IV]

Hi Lee, I am almost certain I have one of these and I will check. I am surprised that a TA type will not fit though as the TB has the same dizzy as a TA and originally had the TA type box with the same ratio for the XPAG as later used with the TC. Cheers, John TB#0398

----- Original Message ----- From: diecuts@aol.com> To: seabrook@en.com> Cc: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 9:57 PM Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Tachometer Repair > Craig and list, > > Any ideas on where to get a tach cable with a TA fitting on one end for the > tach and a TC fitting on the other end for a TC/TD gen tach reduction box? > Space limitations will not allow a TA tach reduction box(replacement TC > engine). > > Cheers, Lee Jacobsen, Dearborn, MI TA2969 Tickford > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

[FIGSMG@cs.com]

In a message dated 4/30/02 8:16:06 AM Central Daylight Time, anngene@bellsouth.net writes: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com >> Try A P T Instruments Int'l, Inc at 9632 Humbolt Ave S in Bloomington, MN 55431 or phone 952/ 881-7095. I'm sure they can help as they have do so for me many times. Cheers Fig (Motoring Goodies)

[somexuk]

Lee, Speedograph Richfield Ltd Rolleston Drive Arnold Nottingham NG5 7JR UK tel +44(0)115 926 4235 fax +44 (0)115 920 9912 web http://www.speedograph-richfield.co.uk e-mail info@speedograph-richfiled.co.uk contact Dave Musson they make all their own cables up, standard and special and will make if you send them just the ends as a pattern if your cable is shot Alan Webster TA 3239

--- In mg-tabc@y..., diecuts@a... wrote: > Craig and list, > > Any ideas on where to get a tach cable with a TA fitting on one end for the > tach and a TC fitting on the other end for a TC/TD gen tach reduction box? > Space limitations will not allow a TA tach reduction box (replacement TC > engine). > > Cheers, Lee Jacobsen, Dearborn, MI TA2969 Tickford