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MGB Tachometer 65 mgb

Eggsy

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Any suggestions as to fixing the tach on 1965 mgb. It just quit while driving and is not working.
 

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Eggsy - you mean the needle doesn't move at all?

Sounds like a broken or disconnected (or frozen) cable, either at the tach, or under the car.
Tom M.
 

Grantura_MKI

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This depends on if you have a cable drive or electric tacho.
If cable driven, the cable starts near the dizzy. If electric, it is pulse driven off of the dizzy/coil.
 
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