[Vwdiesel] FW: TACH stopped-88 Jetta Turbo Diesel mini

[Michael Smith]

re:  Jetta Turbo Diesel

> Hi All !
>
> Sending this from my work account, so if you reply, please hit "reply all"
> or include ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca in your reply, so I'll see it at home too!
> I'm too cheap to buy a Bentley manual (at least until I decide I'm going
> to keep the car or not) so I need your folks help.
>
> My tach finally quit after being intermittent since I bought the car in
> March.  Sometimes it would go months w/o any problems and other times it
> would "act up" for the first 15-20 minutes of my daily commute for 1-2
> weeks, then work 100% for many weeks afterwards.  Problem is, I don't know
> what to look for.   Obviously, there's no coil to check wires on.  I
> really don't "need" a tach, but it sure is nice to have.
>
> What circuit should I be looking at, or is it a mechanical tach running to
> some gear off the crank or whatever??
>
> 1988 Jetta GL, 1.6L Turbo Diesel Canadian Car.
>
> Thanks much folks !
>
> Maybe I'll ask Santa for a "Bentley" (the manual, not the car, lol) if
> it's still on the road @ Xmas time.
>
> Mike Smith, CET
> Clinical Engineering Dept.
> River Valley Health, NB, Canada
> Phone (506) 452-5091
> r3mismith at health.nb.ca
> Fax (506) 447-4320
>
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