Now for the tachometer. I thought the driven tach gear I took out of the 450 would work in the 300 (remove the plug on the upper right front of the 300 engine at the tachometer drive hole). But this did not insert. On the 450 the pin inserts below the camshaft while on the 300 it inserts above the camshaft. This means that the driven gear is left hand on one and right hand on the other. But the older GS250s had a tach. So I ordered a driven gear from a 250 and luckily it inserted easily, it fit and it turned. I connected the tachometer shaft from the 450 and it turned in the direction that made the 450's tach work correctly. A total success. Sorry no pictures.
But now I am irritated by how fast the engine is turning. So here is a question. Has anyone relpaced the stock 15T and 42T sprockets on the GS300L with say 17T and 39T? I will give up acceleration for quieter cruising. I can down shift when necessary.
And the final point is that I have FOR SALE an instrument cluster for a 1982 GS300L that works perfectly. The speedo says 6737 if that matters. I am thinking of $40 including shipping. Your read it here first. eBay may get it in couple weeks.
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