T&T: "click" sound and a move of gages

[Bob Peterson]

Ross, are you sure that's not the sound that all hour meters make?  Separate
"Hobbs" hour meters are particularly prone to clicking, but I've also heard
it on combination hour meters/tachometers.  That's normal and nothing to be
worried about.  If it's something else, all bets are off.

Bob Peterson
"Lopaka Nane"
47' Lien Hwa CPMY
San Francisco 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:trawlers-and-trawlering-bounces at lists.samurai.com] On Behalf Of Ross
Lappin
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 12:02 PM
To: trawlers-and-trawlering at lists.samurai.com
Subject: T&T: "click" sound and a move of gages

This weekend I noticed for the first time a tick or click noise when my
engines were at idle.  The noise came from the instrument panel at the lower
helm station.  At the same time the tach would drop off slightly and the amp
meter would tick up a little.

Interesting enough both engines would do the exact same thing - only at
different times.
I was told this is a bad ground - someplace

Any suggestions?

Ross Lappin
PT 38 Cynthia Lynne