I think that's something of an old wives tale. In my experience, OM617 tachs are always intermittent and not much fixes them. I've tried stuffing foam peanuts, etc under the cap and it doesn't really help for long.
Allan Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > You need to burn a couple of heaters then put the filters inside the cap of > the tach amp for it to work again. > > -D > >> On May 11, 2020, at 3:13 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Thanks. That's as much of the reclusive J.D. Salinger as you'll ever see... >> >> The 1983 the W123 300TD has high mileage (368k) but everything works, >> except for a spotty tachometer. Recently installed ball joints and new >> tires, etc. so it literally can drive anywhere. Not sure how best to >> market it. >> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
