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Old 07-27-04, 08:25 PM
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installing a aftermarket tach

hey guys i dont want flame, but my factory tach just sucks and i got a tach that i want to install, and i have 4 wires. green, white, black, and red. now i know black is ground, but where do i wire the rest?
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Im not sure if the tach's wiring is universal but this is for autometer, here it goes:
red = ignition (+) or anywire that can supply juice when the engine is running
black = ground
green = coil's (-) terminal. FB's tach is in the trailing coil.
white = dash light
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forgot about this thread! haha ne ways, where is the negative terminal? and where would u suggest mounting all these up to?
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the wires?

The red wire goes to switched power that is on when your car is on.
The black wire goes to a ground
The white wire is power for the light( you can hook this to your switched dash light power)
The green wire hooks to the negative terminal on either coil.
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Also, if the tach is cylinder adjustable, put it on 4 cyl
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okay, i guess im retarded cause i couldnt find any wires to hook the red green or white wires to go into, what do i do? i want to do it today
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You got to be kidding. Why don't you just pay 1 of us to come down and hook it up for you.



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What tach signal wire are you using.
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I hooked up an Autometer tach in my Yota truck and it was relatively simple.

Here is a link to the instructions. http://hp.autometer.com/instructions...nstruction.pdf

I hooked up my power sources at the fuse box (which is conveniently next to the clutch pedal), and soldered a longer wire to hook up to coil. I had to solder the extra wire in order to be able to route it through the firewall. Run a coathanger through a grommet in the firewall and hook the wire to pull it through.


HTH, and good luck.
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