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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Interior & Equipment => Instrumentation => Topic started by: 84chvy on January 14, 2012, 07:53:37 PM

Title: tachometer
Post by: 84chvy on January 14, 2012, 07:53:37 PM

noob question i know? but where do the green, white, red and black wires go on my tach? thanks in advance

Title: Re: tachometer
Post by: thirsty on January 14, 2012, 08:46:43 PM

Typically black to ground, white to the dash lights, red to power, and green to the distributor. I just did a sunpro tach that way.

Title: Re: tachometer
Post by: 84chvy on January 14, 2012, 08:48:10 PM

but where exactly on the distributor does the green wire go?

Title: Re: tachometer
Post by: thirsty on January 14, 2012, 09:08:33 PM

Look right were the other wires go into the distributor and you should see that it is marked for a tach,

Title: Re: tachometer
Post by: 84chvy on January 14, 2012, 09:31:04 PM

ok i will look tomorrow, do you have a pic of what it should look like?

Title: Re: tachometer
Post by: thirsty on January 15, 2012, 11:31:25 AM

Best I could do for pictures.

(http://www.suitorsgarage.com/jsuitor/tachhookup2.jpg)

(http://www.suitorsgarage.com/jsuitor/tachhookup1.jpg)

Title: Re: tachometer
Post by: bd on January 15, 2012, 12:06:05 PM

Thirsty, "A picture is worth a thousand words..."  Maybe more!   ;D

Title: Re: tachometer
Post by: 84chvy on January 16, 2012, 02:14:55 PM

thanks i got it all hooked up.