Quick ? on Installing a Tachometer...?
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Quick ? on Installing a Tachometer...?
Hi all, I was thinking of installing a couple of guages to monitor the engine while driving and wanted to include a tach...I'm running a 12v. system with the 239 Y, '55 Merc. dizzy with pertronics conversion instead of points...
Is it possible to run a tach. from this setup?
Ed
Is it possible to run a tach. from this setup?
Ed
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Yep,
The electric tachs will work fine. On my 51, I have a 12V 390 with an MSD Drop and drive distributor - same thing no points.
Do you still have a coil? On mine, the tach connects to the coil, to a power source, interior lights (for light at night) and ground. If you don't have a coil, then I'm sure your ignition package would provide some sort of "plug in" for a tach.
J!
The electric tachs will work fine. On my 51, I have a 12V 390 with an MSD Drop and drive distributor - same thing no points.
Do you still have a coil? On mine, the tach connects to the coil, to a power source, interior lights (for light at night) and ground. If you don't have a coil, then I'm sure your ignition package would provide some sort of "plug in" for a tach.
J!
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Hi , Yep...I have a coil so the hookup sounds like it will be fine. The last tach I set up was on an old CJ-5 running an MSD with a dedicated tach wire. So now IO guess I only have to find a tach that works on a v-8...I would like to fine an old ford unit vs. just buying something new off the shelf. I also want to install an amp guage(I already hjave it). When I get the guages I can start work on a dash console that matches my shift console.
Ed
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Hi , Yep...I have a coil so the hookup sounds like it will be fine. The last tach I set up was on an old CJ-5 running an MSD with a dedicated tach wire. So now IO guess I only have to find a tach that works on a v-8...I would like to fine an old ford unit vs. just buying something new off the shelf. I also want to install an amp guage(I already hjave it). When I get the guages I can start work on a dash console that matches my shift console.
Ed
Ed
Is you ammeter the kind that has posts to hook it up, of just an induction loop on the back?
Have fun!
J!
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