Re: [Chrysler300] Tach rpm

["Dieter Isler 8496 dieter8496@xxxxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300]" <Chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

About the needle not lighting up... I have a friend living in Sweden with a 1960 Saratoga and managed to light the needle again, not only related to the tach, but the clock and all instruments in the Astro Dome cluster as well. According to his description there is a hair like thin wire from the print (e.g. fuel gauge) to the needle that could break or is heavily oxidated.

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Good luck!

Dieter

BTW: your advice about the of the length of the square cable end. I'll observe it. Thank you John

On 13.08.2016 22:49, John Grady jkg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300] wrote:

 

Anyone know the calibration of drive cable rpm to f g h tach reading ? It appears to be 1:2 which would make sense if distributor drive into cable at distributor shaft is 1:1 ( half crank speed is at distributor) . I have one near that , another one reads about half , both have been badly attacked by the golden screwdriver . So tach reads 1000 rpm when cable is at 500 ?
By the way learned something new ; the bushing locating the spinning magnet wears axially , allowing the spinning magnet to physically move in toward tach face and hit the little aluminum cup driving the needle . This makes it jump up , go crazy . I thought it was centering in past causing that ( it can) and have chased that . It works great on bench, jumps in car!! So if cable end is at all long it can press in on shaft causes the wear and the jump . Fixed one by spacer between spinning part and housing to hold it out . Was like a cut washer . Construction of these vary , not sure if by year or whatever . I would think shortening square cable end a bit if at all too long is smart too . The tiny lighting wire to needle is always broken off it seems. Very easy to do if not in there before . You do not see it . Often broken already ( pointer does not light ) seems almost impossible to fix that . Heads up , do not pull needle off shaft . I cannot figure out how they connected that wire under the dial after putting it on . Black magic or special tool ?
If you have a good tach with lit needle , leave it alone !!
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