---------------------------------------------------------- Yak-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 04/18/24: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:21 AM - Re: CJ6A tach generator, cleaning? (Justin Drafts) 2. 10:32 AM - Re: Re: CJ6A tach generator, cleaning? (Mark Bitterlich) 3. 05:47 PM - Re: Re: CJ6A tach generator, cleaning? (Greg Wrobel) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:21:35 AM PST US From: Justin Drafts Subject: Yak-List: Re: CJ6A tach generator, cleaning? Good morning all- Anyone have advice on cleaning and/or maintenance on the CJ6's small tach generator (ref p/n GZ-14) for the Housai engine? Ref mounted on LH side, below the left magneto. I'm getting either zero or wildly erratic indications on BOTH front & rear tachometers; thoroughly cleaning the tach gen's cannon plug didn't help this time. The clever tach system is simple and self-contained, and I'm thinking I may have a problem internal to the tach generator itself? I installed it new ~6 yrs ago. Thoughts, experiences?? My engine is running great. Thanks--- Justin Drafts Everett, WA ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 10:32:59 AM PST US Subject: RE: Yak-List: Re: CJ6A tach generator, cleaning? From: Mark Bitterlich SSd2ZSBoYWQgcHJvYmxlbSB3aXRoIGNvbGQgc29sZGVyIGpvaW50cyBpbiB0aGUgcGx1ZyBjb25u ZWN0aW5nIHRvIHRoZSB0YWNoIGdlbiBpdHNlbGYuIEknZCBzdWdnZXN0IGxhYmVsaW5nIGFuZCBy ZW1vdmluZyB0aGUgd2lyZXMsIHBvc3NpYmx5IGN1dHRpbmcgYmFjayBhYm91dCBhbiBpbmNoIGFu ZCByZXN0cmlwcGluZywgcmV0aW5uaW5nLCBhbmQgc29sZGVyaW5nIGJhY2sgaW50byBwbGFjZSB0 aGUgdGhyZWUgd2lyZXMuwqBBbHRlcm5hdGl2ZWx5IHlvdSBjYW4gcmVtb3ZlIHRoZSB0YWNoIGdl biwgYW5kIHRoZW4gc3BpbiBpdCB3aXRoIGFuIGVsZWN0cmljIGRyaWxsIHdoaWxlIHdhdGNoaW5n IHRoZSB2b2x0YWdlIChBQykgb25lIHBoYXNlIGF0IGEgdGltZSBvciBiZXR3ZWVuIHR3byBwaGFz ZXMgYXQgYSB0aW1lIChlYXNpZXIpLiBJZiB5b3Ugc2VlIHJlYWRpbmdzIGp1bXBpbmcgYXJvdW5k LCB0aGUgZ2VuwqAgaXMgYmFkLsKgTWFyawotLS0tLS0tLSBPcmlnaW5hbCBtZXNzYWdlIC0tLS0t LS0tRnJvbTogSnVzdGluIERyYWZ0cyA8ZHJhZnRzanVzdDQxN0BnbWFpbC5jb20+IERhdGU6IDQv MTgvMjQgIDEyOjI1IFBNICAoR01ULTA1OjAwKSBUbzogeWFrLWxpc3RAbWF0cm9uaWNzLmNvbSBT dWJqZWN0OiBZYWstTGlzdDogUmU6IENKNkEgdGFjaCBnZW5lcmF0b3IsIGNsZWFuaW5nPyBHb29k IG1vcm5pbmcgYWxsLUFueW9uZSBoYXZlIGFkdmljZSBvbiBjbGVhbmluZyBhbmQvb3IgbWFpbnRl bmFuY2Ugb24gdGhlIENKNidzIHNtYWxsIHRhY2ggZ2VuZXJhdG9yIChyZWYgcC9uIEdaLTE0KSBm b3IgdGhlIEhvdXNhaSBlbmdpbmU/UmVmIG1vdW50ZWQgb24gTEggc2lkZSwgYmVsb3cgdGhlIGxl ZnQgbWFnbmV0by5JJ20gZ2V0dGluZyBlaXRoZXIgemVybyBvciB3aWxkbHkgZXJyYXRpYyBpbmRp Y2F0aW9ucyBvbiBCT1RIIGZyb250ICYgcmVhciB0YWNob21ldGVyczsgdGhvcm91Z2hseSBjbGVh bmluZyB0aGUgdGFjaCBnZW4ncyBjYW5ub24gcGx1ZyBkaWRuJ3QgaGVscCB0aGlzIHRpbWUuVGhl IGNsZXZlciB0YWNoIHN5c3RlbSBpcyBzaW1wbGUgYW5kIHNlbGYtY29udGFpbmVkLCBhbmQgSSdt IHRoaW5raW5nIEkgbWF5IGhhdmUgYSBwcm9ibGVtIGludGVybmFsIHRvIHRoZSB0YWNoIGdlbmVy YXRvciBpdHNlbGY/SSBpbnN0YWxsZWQgaXQgbmV3IH42IHlycyBhZ28uVGhvdWdodHMsIGV4cGVy aWVuY2VzPz9NeSBlbmdpbmUgaXMgcnVubmluZyBncmVhdC5UaGFua3MtLS3CoEp1c3RpbiBEcmFm dHNFdmVyZXR0LCBXQQo ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 05:47:41 PM PST US From: Greg Wrobel Subject: Re: Yak-List: Re: CJ6A tach generator, cleaning? Justin, Not only did I clean the cannon plug, I took mine apart and reset the wires. For me in the beginning,it was a dirty/loose cannon plug. Issue came back and when I reset the wires, I cleared my issue. Greg On Thu, Apr 18, 2024, 12:26 Justin Drafts wrote: > Good morning all- > Anyone have advice on cleaning and/or maintenance on the CJ6's small tach > generator (ref p/n GZ-14) for the Housai engine? > Ref mounted on LH side, below the left magneto. > > I'm getting either zero or wildly erratic indications on BOTH front & rear > tachometers; thoroughly cleaning the tach gen's cannon plug didn't help > this time. > The clever tach system is simple and self-contained, and I'm thinking I > may have a problem internal to the tach generator itself? > I installed it new ~6 yrs ago. > > Thoughts, experiences?? > > My engine is running great. > > Thanks--- > Justin Drafts > Everett, WA > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message yak-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Yak-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/yak-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/yak-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.