Installing a Techometer
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Installing a Techometer
I am trying to install a Stuart Warner tachomter on my 1984 F-250 Diesel. It recieves a signal from the pulses coming from the alternator. The man from Stuart Warner told me to hook up the sender to the "R" Terminal on the back of the alternator. I also read in the instructions that is says it will either work on the "R", "W", or "AC" terminals. I do not have any of these terminals on the alternator. The man said that if there is not one that i have to get on installed. I was wondering if any body has installed a tach on their 6.9 with an alternator pickup if you could give me some info on how it was setup.
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The factory tach picks up it's signal from the IP drive gear cover mounted tach sending unit.
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Thanks for the info. Does the voltage regulator sit right next to the battery on the passanger side? I think i know where it is but your saying it will have the "R" terminal to pick up a feed from the alternator?
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I will be putting a tach in my 86 E350. Just the thread I need. Question, where is a good place to install/mount it? Dash? Could any tach work? Or does it need to be specifically for a diesel. I have one of those big Sun tachs for a column mount & a small one if I'd cut a hole for the dash.
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Originally Posted by turboman24
Thanks for the info. Does the voltage regulator sit right next to the battery on the passanger side? I think i know where it is but your saying it will have the "R" terminal to pick up a feed from the alternator?
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The one that hooks up to the alternator is a special tach made to hook up there.
A gasser tach will not work, no ignition to hook it up to on a diesel.
The stock tach in either a gasoline or diesel were not made to hook to the alternator.
A gasser tach will not work, no ignition to hook it up to on a diesel.
The stock tach in either a gasoline or diesel were not made to hook to the alternator.
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Isspro did have one listed on their website, I have not looked at the site for some time.
www.Isspro.com
I just took a look, they have several listed now.
www.Isspro.com
I just took a look, they have several listed now.
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Originally Posted by Dave Sponaugle
Isspro did have one listed on their website, I have not looked at the site for some time.
www.Isspro.com
I just took a look, they have several listed now.
www.Isspro.com
I just took a look, they have several listed now.