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hey guys, today i got the midget all out of mothballs and ready for the spring. but oddly the tach doesnt work now. it worked fine two months ago, but now, it just lays there all sad and depressed lookin. any ideas?

heres a vid of the car i shot today.

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so where should i start with getting the tach working?
 
Check connections at the coil and just drive it. Mine sticks at firts when cold till you rev it.
 
kellysguy said:
Check connections at the coil
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+1 - every time I loose my tach it's because I've bumped off the wire
 
If mine ever goes out, it has alway been the ground wire under the dash.
 
I usually just tap the glass....

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hahahahahahaha did that. :smile: oh, by the way, the oil pressure gage isnt hooked up, i have an aftermarket one under the dash. just wanted to point that out beofre people started tellin me how dumb i was for runnin an engine with no oil. :laugh:
 
The techs become intermittant as they age due to a number of issues. Poor conductivity at the various connections is one, broken solder joints due to vibration is another, the movement gets sticky.

After fighting mine for years I rebuilt the electronics. But then again, if you get used to not looking at it and shifting by ear it's win for you.
 
I thought you had to tap the glass on all of them. :wink:
 
i know tapping is required for the fuel guage. in the original tool kit i bet british layland included a small tapping hammer just for that. :laugh: anybody have that part number?
 
SilentUnicorn said:
I usually just tap the glass....

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That's the first thing I always do. Then if it wont work, I reach under the dash and tighten the ground. Nice thing about a MK1 is you can reach under the dash while you're driving...
 
novelist10 said:
update: this morning i went out and fired it up and the tach seems to have healed over night. :laugh:
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Healed? Heh heh heh. No, not healed. More like... waiting. Waiting for the next time.
 
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