PhilS Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Hi, My tacho stopped working some time ago and I was advised to change the cable as these can give problems. So I changed the cable but still no reading. I removed the tacho and tried it with a spare cable direct into the distributor and hey presto it worked, so then I put it loosely back into the dash and it was still working. Once it was all screwed back together it had stopped working. I have repeated this palaver 3 times now with the same result. It has occured to me that the inner cable might be too short as there is not a lot of the "squared" end of the inner cable protruding from the outer. Has anyone else had the same problem or can offer some advice? Thanks in advance, Phil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Hi Phil, there isn;t a lot of spare on the cables. Have a look at the square hole in the tacho - has the end rounded off. It may be that a new inner will have a slightly longer end. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 (edited) Some of the new inners have too long a piece from the plastic "Top hat" so when screwed right in they stop the tach working, if its working when you unscrew it a bit then thats the problem. Stuart. Edited February 2, 2018 by stuart Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PhilS Posted February 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 Many thanks, I will have a look at both of those suggestions. Phil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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