Preparing to order a new tach/hour meter, I disconnected the cable from the engine to see if it needed to be replaced, too.Is there supposed to be a solid core like a speedometer cable in that flexible thingie? There wasn't one. Could it work on vacuum? I tried to disconnect the down end of the cable and couldn't get it loose without tools. Any advice or warnings here? Thanks, Rod BTW: Fluid levels are now stable after I drained three extra gallons out of the tranny and one extra litre out of the engine. Of course the coolant problem remains. It still leaks because the hose is rotten and the dealer can't seem to find a 6.25" piece of 1.5" hose. This time he sold me one 3.25" long, insisting that it was the right one. $14.14, no less. I took the air cleaner apart today. That was a revelation. What oil? I set to work with a screwdriver and a gallon of kerosene, then took at the filters with a garden hose to try to get some of the crud out. Dried and re-assembled, the cleaner seems to let the engine breathe better. The funny thing is that the air hose to the engine remained nice and clean. The thing must have kept straining air out of habit after the oil had turned to mud and coated the sides. Kerosene smells much better than diesel.
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