Just Letting You Know-ebay Tachs - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**crossy** · 02-08-2004, 06:53 PM

well the tach issue is stirring up again and because this still seems to be a diserable option( a 5,000 RPM limit is useless to me

) . there are a lot of new guys here and they need to look at this post.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...450#post715450

after your eyes go bad from reading that, here's the dope so you know I'm not blowing smoke. It's been a while since i went hunting on ebay for these tachs. I have 5 different searches I use for ebay tachs. 2 days ago I found 10 of them. 2 were so crappy i didn't bother with them. I sent out 8 of my generic letters asking them to test the tachs and how they are more than likeley bad. Today i got back one thank you letter and he said it was bad so he is changing or pulling the listing. I got back one that said ,"advertised AS IS"' . a typical reply ,but that don't make it good. and one guy says ,"advertised untested". ,but that don't make it good either. the other 5 have chosen not to comment so far. SAVE YOUR MONEY GUYS or do a custom dash like Swervins. he has a wonderful 'HOW TO' .at his website.
Yep , I still sell one or two a year on ebay that are all redone and get decent money for them ,( I don't take requests), But i will NEVER recoup the money i have outlayed on them. Period. DAVE

greenhorn male · 02-09-2004, 11:15 PM

When I used to own a 5 spd 4 cyl. sports car, I drove "by" the tach and not the speedometer. When I purchased a motorcycle it drove me nuts that it didn't have a tach or gear indicator. I have 3 automatic vehicles with tachs and I forget they are even there. I guess in racing applications they are useful, but in commute vehicles, I think tachs in automatics don't have very much use. I like my working clock in my 87 Silverado and will never replace it with a working tach. I also like my fuel guage visible. FWIW

Scrubby · 02-10-2004, 07:19 PM

Dave, I'm just curious. What is a good way to bench test a tach? Or are you asking these guys to hook them up to a running engine's distributor?

**crossy** · 02-10-2004, 07:53 PM

that info is posted in the link I provided above. I'm no elect tech and have no known way to 'bench' test. DAVE

02-08-2004, 06:53 PM	#1
crossy Oh,you can't buy that new Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Pennsville,N.J. 08070, USA Posts: 2,039	Just Letting You Know-ebay Tachs well the tach issue is stirring up again and because this still seems to be a diserable option( a 5,000 RPM limit is useless to me ) . there are a lot of new guys here and they need to look at this post. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...450#post715450 after your eyes go bad from reading that, here's the dope so you know I'm not blowing smoke. It's been a while since i went hunting on ebay for these tachs. I have 5 different searches I use for ebay tachs. 2 days ago I found 10 of them. 2 were so crappy i didn't bother with them. I sent out 8 of my generic letters asking them to test the tachs and how they are more than likeley bad. Today i got back one thank you letter and he said it was bad so he is changing or pulling the listing. I got back one that said ,"advertised AS IS"' . a typical reply ,but that don't make it good. and one guy says ,"advertised untested". ,but that don't make it good either. the other 5 have chosen not to comment so far. SAVE YOUR MONEY GUYS or do a custom dash like Swervins. he has a wonderful 'HOW TO' .at his website. Yep , I still sell one or two a year on ebay that are all redone and get decent money for them ,( I don't take requests), But i will NEVER recoup the money i have outlayed on them. Period. DAVE __________________ "been there, done that, ruined the T-shirt". 2007 LBZ GMC Sierra, ECSB 2006 LM7 RCSB Silverado 98 Vortec project. 94,3500,6.5L 4L80 81 SWB GMC POS finally gone 73 Pinto, stock, w/CragarSS's-eww LOTS of Cummins trucks.

02-09-2004, 11:15 PM	#2
greenhorn male Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Bay Area, Northern California Posts: 1,344	When I used to own a 5 spd 4 cyl. sports car, I drove "by" the tach and not the speedometer. When I purchased a motorcycle it drove me nuts that it didn't have a tach or gear indicator. I have 3 automatic vehicles with tachs and I forget they are even there. I guess in racing applications they are useful, but in commute vehicles, I think tachs in automatics don't have very much use. I like my working clock in my 87 Silverado and will never replace it with a working tach. I also like my fuel guage visible. FWIW __________________ 03 Tahoe 72 GMC Super Custom 2500 Custom Camper, my reliable workhorse. Dual gauged tanks, dual battery trays.

02-10-2004, 07:53 PM	#4
crossy Oh,you can't buy that new Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Pennsville,N.J. 08070, USA Posts: 2,039	that info is posted in the link I provided above. I'm no elect tech and have no known way to 'bench' test. DAVE __________________ "been there, done that, ruined the T-shirt". 2007 LBZ GMC Sierra, ECSB 2006 LM7 RCSB Silverado 98 Vortec project. 94,3500,6.5L 4L80 81 SWB GMC POS finally gone 73 Pinto, stock, w/CragarSS's-eww LOTS of Cummins trucks.

02-10-2004, 07:19 PM	#3
Scrubby Check out GMTrucks.org Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Boise, Id Posts: 284	Dave, I'm just curious. What is a good way to bench test a tach? Or are you asking these guys to hook them up to a running engine's distributor?



Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.

Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.