tachometer

[snakes46]

The tacho on my 2.5d manual has started to flutter on long journeys anyone have any ideas?

Snakes.

[missfixit70]

Has it been chipped to read MPH? that often causes problems.

[aitch]

The tacho

are you talking rpm (tacho)
or mph (speedo)??

[missfixit70]

Tacho is a speedo Aitch, at least it is to my understanding

[bigdaddycain]

Every blue moon my speedo flutters, flies to the top of the gauge, drops back to zero, then resumes at the correct speed.. This all takes place in a matter of a second. I suspect my speedo chip, but the problem is too intermittent to bother replacing it.

[dandywarhol]

Tacho is a speedo Aitch, at least it is to my understanding

Tachometer is the correct name for a rev counter. A proper rev counter counts revs, a tachometer reads them out in revs/min.

[missfixit70]

In that case I stand corrected, I've always taken it that a tacho, as in a tachograph as well, reads/records speed.

[scanner]

In that case I stand corrected, I've always taken it that a tacho, as in a tachograph as well, reads/records speed.

It depends who you're talking with - anybody who drives a vehicle with a "Spy in the cab" will use "Tacho" for Tachograph.

Talk with anybody in motorsport circles and "Tacho" will be taken to mean Tachometer.

As for the truckies who drive the trucks that carry the racing cars - they must just get very confused.

[aitch]

I have always read tachometer as the correct name for a rev counter.

but understand the confusion with tachograph

sorry to have muddied the waters Kirsty.

[missfixit70]

If it is the rev counter that's causing the problem - this may help - http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... er#p220524

[dandywarhol]

I have always read tachometer as the correct name for a rev counter.

but understand the confusion with tachograph

sorry to have muddied the waters Kirsty.

I think Mexicans also use it in their weightwatchers programme as a food consumption diagram