I think your cable needs lubrication. I had a 56 Chevy a few eons ago
and had the same problem occur with my speedometer one chilly morning.
I disconnected the cable housing at the speedometer and poured some
graphite powder down the tube, then hooked it back up. Worked quietly
after that.
Jim
59 TR-3A (since 1976)
-----Original Message-----
From: Barry Schwartz [mailto:bschwart@pacbell.net]
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 1998 9:40 AM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Noisy tach cable -
I decided to take the GT6 this morning, because, well, I didn't want to
put
the top up, I haven't driven it for a while, its a warmer car and
because
were going through a cold spell around here (32 deg, see freezing!).
Now
before you northerners, midwesterners, and easterners all start laughing
in
unison, haw haw, for us southern Californians anything below 40 is
cold!!
But I digress. . . as I fired her up, the tach cable squealed like a
stuck
pig! It's pretty much done this since I replaced the cable but it only
happens when it's cold inside. Once the car warm up it goes away
(leading
me to believe that us Californians aren't the only ones that think it's
cold out) :-) This may be typical, but was just wondering if you
regulars
to the cold have these symptoms? Sorry, I have to leave now, the sun
warmed things up, time to go surfing. . . Oh darn, took the GT, no room
for
the board!!! :-)
Barry Schwartz (San Diego) bschwart@pacbell.net
72 V6 Spitfire (daily driver)
70 GT6+ (when I don't drive the Spit)
70 Spitfire (long term project)
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