[pony boy]

Just wondering if it was possible to wire in a factory tach without having to have the wiring harness.Any ideas? Thanks

 

[Ray]

I imagine it can be done Read the posting I put up for Scott's tac prob and you can get the color codes and a brief description of what goes on Cat Ya Later

 

[Logan]

VERY easy to do. You just the wire from the positive terminal on the coil to the red wire on the factory tach, and ground the black tach wire.

Just be aware that the factory tachs are current sensing, if you're running an aftermarket coil, you need a inline ballast...

 

[pony boy]

Thanks for the help guys.

 

[dalerivers]

Logan, you have described a very easy solution to the tach question here and I am going to give it a try when I get to that stage of the game but I have a question. I remember reading somewhere and I thought it was here, that you have to be careful of fires when installing a tach without the proper wiring harness. I don't understand why there would be a fire issue if it was installed as you describe here. Any further comments?

Dale

 

[Logan]

If you want to be a safety nut, install an inline 20amp fuse...

Personally I love the smell of burnt plastic in the morning...

 

[dalerivers]

A 20 would do the trick...thanks again. Actually the smell of burning plastic tends to make me a little nervous.... Now burning rubber, that's a whole different game!