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914Bryan
post Oct 14 2011, 05:54 PM
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What can I do about a bouncing tach? When I shift, the needle wildly bounces around until the rpm settles in a gear. Then it either climbs or drops depending on acceleration or decelaration. Any ideas? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

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michael7810
post Oct 15 2011, 08:09 PM
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My tach does the same thing. I have a new distributor with pertronix and MSD ignition. I took the tach to the local speedo/tach shop when I had my odometer fixed and the guy checked it out and said the bounce was normal. He said there is little to no damping to smooth out the bouncing and there was nothing he could do to fix it. Maybe I need to send it elsewhere if you guys are saying your tach does not bounce when shifting.
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post Oct 17 2011, 10:59 AM
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QUOTE(michael7810 @ Oct 15 2011, 07:09 PM) *

My tach does the same thing. I have a new distributor with pertronix and MSD ignition. I took the tach to the local speedo/tach shop when I had my odometer fixed and the guy checked it out and said the bounce was normal. He said there is little to no damping to smooth out the bouncing and there was nothing he could do to fix it. Maybe I need to send it elsewhere if you guys are saying your tach does not bounce when shifting.



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914Bryan   Tach Bounce   Oct 14 2011, 05:54 PM
Dave_Darling   If your car still has ignition points, check them ...   Oct 14 2011, 06:22 PM
Valy   What can I do about a bouncing tach? When I shift...   Oct 14 2011, 06:23 PM
914Bryan   I was thinking points too..Side note, I was thinki...   Oct 14 2011, 07:08 PM
Vacca Rabite   If you are running Djet, you need to keep the stoc...   Oct 14 2011, 07:50 PM
avidfanjpl   Get a pertronix for that car. I only keep points a...   Oct 14 2011, 11:47 PM
Valy   Just for reference, this is what your bad points/c...   Oct 15 2011, 02:07 AM
914Bryan   Awesome info guys! Thanks!   Oct 15 2011, 05:42 PM
Tom   Valy, That is some bad switch bounce! The...   Oct 15 2011, 07:40 PM
michael7810   My tach does the same thing. I have a new distrib...   Oct 15 2011, 08:09 PM
mgphoto   My tach does the same thing. I have a new distri...   Oct 17 2011, 10:59 AM
914Bryan   Sooo maybe an Autometer monster tach instead of th...   Oct 15 2011, 08:26 PM
Spoke   There's 2 basic reasons the tach bounces: 1) ...   Oct 16 2011, 10:20 AM
Valy   My dear friend, you solved a symptom, not the...   Oct 16 2011, 10:34 PM
Spoke   My dear friend, you solved a symptom, not th...   Oct 17 2011, 07:02 AM
Valy   [quote name='Valy' post='1556077' date='Oct 17 20...   Oct 18 2011, 07:26 PM
Spoke   The problem is that the bouncing fools the tach t...   Oct 19 2011, 04:40 AM
Vacca Rabite   I don't suppose you could point out the cap th...   Oct 16 2011, 10:41 AM
Bartlett 914   I don't suppose you could point out the cap t...   Oct 16 2011, 02:38 PM
Spoke   My Tach jumps also. I don't remember which c...   Oct 16 2011, 07:05 PM
Spoke   I don't suppose you could point out the cap t...   Oct 16 2011, 07:01 PM
9146986   Sometimes just putting a clean piece of thin cardb...   Oct 17 2011, 10:46 AM
larss   I had about the same symptoms on my tach, the need...   Oct 17 2011, 11:23 AM


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