Jeff, Kendall:
OK, I'm confused.
I thought the hole next to the gas pedal was for the oil
pressure line, and that the tach cable went through the firewall next to
the speedo cable. My tach cable is not long enough to reach down by the
gas pedal and then back up to the tach. (?) The oil pressure line comes
out fairly low on the side of the block, so intuitively at least it
makes more sense for it to be for the oil line. But then when did the
English do things the logical way?
Did I screw this up? It's hard to see how my tach cable could
reach this far unless I have the wrong cable... As it is the dizzy must
be oriented pretty carefully during installation so that the cable is
long enough to go through the firewall next to the speedo cable.
Is it possible that you have this wrong, Jeff? The kink in the
cable may be due to an improperly installed dizzy, rather than improper
routing...
Puzzled,
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Jeff Fetner
Sent: May 04, 2006 2:22 AM
To: Kendall Larsen; 6pack List
Subject: Re: Firewall Grommet
Kendall,
It's for the tach. It just so happens Sunday I went over to help one
of
the other TR6s here investigate an intermittent tach problem. The cable
from the distributor fitting was bent up at an unnatural angle so it
would
fit through the firewall where the oil line goes in. The inner cable
had
sheared but was making enough occasional contact to blip the tach
needle.
Time for a new cable (and correct routing through the hole you show).
The thing is...this was done by one of the few (maybe the only)
affordable
LBC shops left on the island. Pays to do as much work you can these
days.
Jeff
Hickam AFB, HI
CF27006U
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kendall Larsen" <mailkendall@sbcglobal.net>
To: "6pack List" <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 9:50 PM
Subject: Firewall Grommet
> Hey List,
>
> Can anyone tell me what is supposed to be routed through the firewall
> grommet
> right next to the gas pedal in a 74.5 TR6? My car never had the EGR
> counter
> thing, or at least not anymore.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Kendall
> San Clemente, CA
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