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Tach and Starter Questions

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by MaverickCS, Jul 23, 2007.

  1. MaverickCS

    MaverickCS Member

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    I've got a couple quick questions I hope someone can help me out with. First, the cable driven tach on my recently purchased 1980 650 maxim has been extremesly sluggish and essentially nonfunctional since I bought the bike. I removed the cable, cleaned it, lubed it, and it still isn't working right. Any ideas? Second, the starter rebuild kit I ordered had better show up in the mail today. I read on a post somewhere to use cloth electrical tape to wrap the primary wire inside the starter, to keep it from ever shorting out, but I can't find cloth electrical tape anywhere, and I was wondering if heat shrink or liquid electrical tape would accomplish this same task, while standing up to the heat? Thanks again for the help!
     
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    RickCoMatic Well-Known Member

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    Lube bushing.
    See photo.

    OK for Liquid Tape.
    Withstands the heat and far more Amps than the bike can put-out.
     

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    Dang...guess I should have lubed that when I had it torn apart to replace the burnt out tach bulb. Live and learn I guess.
     
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