Quoting Removed, click Modern View to seeIll,cut you some slack showcrop, I can sound like a bit of a curmudgeon[1] sometimes myself. I was trying to assess how much of problem the matter might be. Your answer did address my query in the original post "How important is it to dry out the meter" No offense taken. My objective is to maintain the meter in an operable and readable condition. I have seen tractors with instruments so damaged by water as to be unreadable even though the needle still moved.
Quoting Removed, click Modern View to seeActually I might be able to. The tractor is a ford 1510 made by Shubaru. A lot of those oriental tractors are made with rice paddies in mind and I know the Japanese put in the most sophisticated front wheel grease seals I have ever seen on a land vehicle, so they might have exercised a bit more water tight integrity than is customary. My use of the tractor is sufficiently intermittent that I doubt my ability to control the speed just by ear.
This tach/hr meter is driven by a flexible shaft (e.g. speedometer cable) which enters through a "can" which is held by a clamp that pushes against the back side of the instrument panel. It appears to be able to be a "sealed" unit, and the only leakage paths would be around the lens, bezel, or shaft. The moisture could have come from inside the engine via the shaft housing. So the sealing of the lens/bezel plus re-greasing the shaft might just do the trick.
Quoting Removed, click Modern View to seeThat's Ok, I have been razzed for "fat finger typos" for things like the zero key being right next to the nine key.:wink:
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