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Old Nov 25, 2006 | 09:54 PM
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tachometer not working

My tachometer stopped working, then started again, then on and off for some time,now it has been off for 6 months, I checked the fuse, it was OK, I unplugged the pigtails connected to the starting coil, and cleaned them, then replugged then in, still tachometer does not work.( I thought one of those wires was the tachometer wire, but I am not sure. What is the little cylinder next to the starting coil? It looks like a capacitor, it reminds me of a little cylinder that is attached to the points of a lawn mower. How can I locate the tachometer wire?What color is it? Can someone help me?
 
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Old Nov 26, 2006 | 06:57 AM
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Not sure about your tach question, but the capacitor is a radio noise supressor. It has nothing to do with your tach.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2006 | 06:19 PM
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Thank you alz.
 
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