Faria Tachometer

[Don O'Gorman]

I have an old 1985 Sea Ray Seville Cuddy that I have done a lot of work on this year. Pretty much have completed bringing her back to her glory however I have noticed for the past several seasons that my Faria tach ( original) jumps randomly all over the place then at times settles but you never know for sure if its correct or not. I know dash tachs are not really that accurate for relying on them for technical work like idling adjustment etc. and I have a external tach I use for that but the one built into the dash are still useful to some degree while out on the water. So my question is: why is this thing jumping around....should I be looking for something specific to correct it or is it just old and needs to be replaced or what? Thanks for any input

Don

 

[Skybolt]

The Tach is going or is bad. Faria offers a rebuild service if you are partial to that tach. But besides checking the wiring for a loose connection it needs to be replaced/repaired.

On-Line Gauge Repair Portal

fariabeede.com

 

[Flyer5]

I read somewhere turning the selector 4/6/8cyl back and forth a few times sometimes helps. I haven't tried this yet though.