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Re: Tach Cable question

To: <jon_wissler@pngc.com>, <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Tach Cable question
From: "Dave Stoll" <dgstoll@mint.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 18:25:59 -0400
The bottom line is.....what fluid has that may of those stoke things
daveS
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From: <jon_wissler@pngc.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 5:40 PM
Subject: Re: Tach Cable question


> Recalling my study of metrics in grade school, I'm guessing that it is
> about 100 millistokes.
>
>
>
>
> Dan and Louise Yates <yates@sk.sympatico.ca>
> Sent by: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> 10/22/2001 11:30 AM
> Please respond to Dan and Louise Yates
>
>
>         To:     roadsters list <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>         cc:
>         Subject:        Re: Tach Cable question
>
>
> Let me be the first to ask, what the hell is a centistoke??
>
> Dan Yates
>
>
> > Mike:
> >
> > Starting with the cable is always a good idea, but if it is not doing
> the
> > trick then the instruments are probably the culprit.
> >
> > Most of the time when the Tach, or the Speedo start to get "bouncy" it
> is
> > because the silicone dampening that the factory put in 35 years ago has
> > finally ran out. The only real way to get it to behave for good is to go
> > inside the instrument and refill the dampening cup. I know these gauges
> are
> > not exactly maintenance friendly because of there crimped on bezel assy
> (Yes,
> > it can be done) but, the good news is that it lasts for a good 20 years,
> so
> > you probably won't have to do it again in you lifetime.
> >
> > A dampening fluid of about 100,000 centistokes works best.
> >
> > Hope this helps
> >
> > Jon
> > Huntington Beach, Ca
> >
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