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Old Apr 13, 2001 | 05:34 PM
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Old Jul 31, 2001 | 07:39 AM
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I have owned a Sears inductive timing light for 20-something years and it has served me well. But I've been unable to figure out how to hook up my tachometer on one of my newer cars (yeah, a '91) so I guess I need to buy one of those new fancy - space-age - inductive timing lights that also shows RPM (with digitial advance, even). Apparently it picks up the tach signal from the plug wire that provides the light signal.

Equus sells a nice one like that for 99 bucks. I don't know Equus -- any comments on quality, reliability? Advice on selecting an advance timing light with tachometer would be much appreciated.

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w/ 81 F-100, I6, SROD, Carter 1V non-feedback carb, no A/C, no PS, no PB, but it gets me where I need to go
 
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Old Jul 31, 2001 | 02:38 PM
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Raul, Look up tachometers at J.C. Whitney. They have a digital readout tach for $45 that has a spark plug wire induction pickup.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2001 | 03:47 PM
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tach or timing light?


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