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Old 02-05-2007, 04:10 PM
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Default cheap tach drive cover?
I am using an input from my electronic ignition to supply a tach signal, so will have to cover the mechanical tach drive port on the engine. ACS has one for around $19 - not huge compared to the other things I have sprung for on the plane, but irritatingly expensive for such a simple thing. Anybody got a cheap alternative?

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Old 02-05-2007, 04:15 PM
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Anything that will stay on will work. It's just a dust cover. There are oil seals inside the housing.
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Old 02-05-2007, 04:26 PM
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Mine was free - no cover at all. I had one on there, but it fell off. My engine builder said to not worry about having a cover.
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Avery has a cheap tach cover.
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Old 02-05-2007, 04:41 PM
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Glad I asked! I thought oil was gonna spew without a cover.

That ACS cover is even more of a rip off than I thought. Hey, good thing it comes with the little safety wire holes huh? Otherwise it might spin off and there goes $19.
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