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General Category => Yamaha FJ1100 / FJ1200 Running Problems => Topic started by: KBLFJ1200 on January 08, 2013, 03:49:42 PM

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Question: HOW DO I CHECK TACHOMETER?
Option 1: HELP votes: 0
Option 2: FJ12100 TACH votes: 1
Title: 89 FJ1200 TACHOMETER
Post by: KBLFJ1200 on January 08, 2013, 03:49:42 PM
Does anyone know about FJ tachometers?  Had an electrical surge, (regulator failed on supposed rebuilt alternator/generator, blew out all bulbs and turn signal flasher/relay and battery. Got it all back together Tach don't work, nothing in service manual.    How do I check tach?  Lot of work R&Ring.  HELP!!!!.
I wish I would have known tach didn't work when I had the whole thing apart, maybe some kind of breaker/fuse in the wiring somewhere or do I have to take dt all apart again and replace the entire tach?

Thanks,
Karl

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Title: Re: 89 FJ1200 TACHOMETER
Post by: racerman_27410 on January 08, 2013, 04:33:37 PM
i wouldnt be surprised if it fried the tach.... i've had a bad ground before and it melted the battery posts clean off the battery.... i imagine a bad regulator could cause similar damage.


KOokaloo!
Title: Re: 89 FJ1200 TACHOMETER
Post by: KBLFJ1200 on January 08, 2013, 10:50:40 PM
Quote from: racerman_27410 on January 08, 2013, 04:33:37 PM
i wouldnt be surprised if it fried the tach.... i've had a bad ground before and it melted the battery posts clean off the battery.... i imagine a bad regulator could cause similar damage.


Ok thanks that is what I thought.  I just hate to have take it all apart again, I wonder if anyone out there has a tach?

Karl

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Title: Re: 89 FJ1200 TACHOMETER
Post by: fj1289 on January 10, 2013, 07:52:20 PM
Quote from: racerman_27410 on January 08, 2013, 04:33:37 PM
i wouldnt be surprised if it fried the tach.... i've had a bad ground before and it melted the battery posts clean off the battery....
KOokaloo!

Had that one happen too - but in an airplane!
Title: Re: 89 FJ1200 TACHOMETER
Post by: fj11.5 on January 11, 2013, 04:17:33 AM
I should have a good tacho, what would you swap for it :scratch_one-s_head: