Hand held tack
Thread Starter
|
Senior User
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 195
Likes: 0
From: Mapleview,Mn.
Originally Posted by Torque1st
JC Whitney has a couple of pages full in the print catalog. Most auto parts stores should have "engine analyzers" etc.
Ryan,I use it to set idle speed and carbs.
Post Fiend
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 11,945
Likes: 3
From: Spokane, WA
I don't see why you couldn't get a $15 Sunpro tach and wire it up with some nice jumpers with aligator clips on the end. You'd just clamp them to the battery posts for power and one to the coil or tach output. Put a high powered magnet on the base and you could stick it anywhere while you tune the engine. That is if you can't find an actual handheld unit.
Posting Legend
Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 30,255
Likes: 37
My Digital VOM will work also. The cheapo engine analyzer Dwell/Tach meters are $35. I have a handheld D/T unit that is about 35 years old that still works.
Here are some other units found with a Google search for dwell tach
http://www.partbuypart.com/store/pro...Product_ID=845 -$30 US
http://gateway.canadiantire.ca/drive...5524442132073_ -$30 Canadian
Here is one on eBay for $5.00 item # 4507874216
Seems like they are easy to find...
Here are some other units found with a Google search for dwell tach
http://www.partbuypart.com/store/pro...Product_ID=845 -$30 US
http://gateway.canadiantire.ca/drive...5524442132073_ -$30 Canadian
Here is one on eBay for $5.00 item # 4507874216
Seems like they are easy to find...
Trending Topics
Postmaster
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 2,654
Likes: 0
From: Bossier City, LA
Well if thats what your using it for, and you don't already have a dial back to zero timing light, you could get one of those with a tach. I bought one for setting timing and idle speed on harleys. Don't konw how I ever got along without it. They are kinda spendy, but well worth it to me.
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
3 Best / 3 Worst Parts of Modern Ford Ownership
Brett Foote
10 Amazing Upgrades That Solve Common Ford Truck Owner Headaches
Pouria Savadkouei
Every 2026 Ford Engine Explained
Brett Foote
10 Ugly Ford Trucks That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Every Truck Owner NEEDS (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
Rezvani's Latest Post-Apocalyptic Monster Is a Ford F-150 Raptor Underneath
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Most Expensive Ford Trucks Ever Sold on Bring a Trailer
Joe Kucinski
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies
Joe Kucinski
Posting Guru
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 1,321
Likes: 2
From: MI
just thought of something, Fluke make an automotive specific digital meter.
Model 88 and you will need the RPM80 inductive pickup to do rpm.
Model 88 and you will need the RPM80 inductive pickup to do rpm.
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,571
Likes: 21
I have a Tif 780 photo tachometer that works well. The only problems I have with it is it won't read the tape on silver colored pulleys, have to paint them flat black, and if you get more than 45* off the reflective tape it looses the signal. You don't hook it up to any thing, just put the reflective tape on what your trying to read. Its great for small engines.
Freshman User
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 26
Likes: 0
I use a mac tool #ettach smartach + wireless tach and spark analyzer.I am not sure who manufacture's it but i have seen them at sears(avail other than on tool truck)real handy tach and kv reader,just hold over engine and it reads spark pulses.works on 2 or 4 cycle 1-10 cyl.it's real accurate too
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
genevanvoorst
1987 - 1996 F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks
5
Aug 26, 2014 05:56 AM
genevanvoorst
1987 - 1996 F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks
4
Mar 1, 2014 10:23 AM
