how to install a tach

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turbo429
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how to install a tach

Post by turbo429 »

i just got a mallory tach but i just dotn know how to install it can u help me??
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captCRUNCH
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how to install a tach

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this has been covered b4...basically red wire to the dist. side of the coil...black to ground (any metal surface on the car). then hook up the lights (if it has one)
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67type3
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how to install a tach

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black = ground
red = power from fuse
green = signal from coil negative

white = light power to switch
black = neg to switch
OLD-BUG

how to install a tach

Post by OLD-BUG »

yea it is a piece of cake,
run 1 wire back to - on coil
2nd hook up red to power with a fuse
3 hook up light
4 make sure it is switched for 4 cyl
5 start engine
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