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Subject:Re: bouncing tach
From:OlRivrRat
Date:Sun, 13 Sep 2015 23:41:57 -0600

Actually ~ for a FlatTire it's best to get it OffTheGrounds ~

On 13 Sep , 2015, at 7:27 PM, Mike Miller wrote:

> Yeah, I forgot. with a van always start with the grounds. Even for a flat tire.
> 
> 
> --------------------------------------------
> On Sat, 9/12/15, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Subject: RE: bouncing tach
> To: "'Mike Miller'" <mwmiller6@ATT.NET>, vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date: Saturday, September 12, 2015, 6:05 AM
> 
> You either have a bad connection
> somewhere causing false pulses, interference from something,
> or the tach itself. I would start by looking for wiring
> issues starting at the chassis, (ground) connections. 
> 
> Dennis
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
> On Behalf Of Mike Miller
> Sent: Friday, September 11, 2015 8:09 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: bouncing tach
> 
> Vanners,
> 
> For the second time the tach in my 87 syncro westfakia
> converted to TDI went crazy for a while. Bounced up and down
> and all over then after a few minutes went back to regular.
> It a diesel dash pod with a diesel tach.
> 
> It was very hot yesterday but the first time it happened it
> wasn't hot so�.?
> 
> I have a tech tool hooked up  and it shows a steady
> tach reading. but it's kind of disconcerting.watching the
> dash board tach go nuts.
> 
> Any ideas on what goes wrong and how to fix it.
> 
> Mike

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