The tach cable on both of my cars goes through the hole next to the gas
pedal....
Mark
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Navarrette, Vance" <vance.navarrette@intel.com>
> 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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