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**crossy** · 02-08-2004, 06:27 PM

necromancer & paul, welcome to the forums. To Nec. i had read that a long time ago about correcting the tach in a V-8 vega installation(yeah, I'm feeling old now). i was never able to come up with part numbers though. i might be able to save two high reading tachs I have here, but trust me when i tell you the other 5 or 6 I still have laying here are JUNK, but if I can save any it is a Big $$ relief to me. I will definitely look into it.
AS FAR AS the rewiring of the connector. you are right, it CAN be done and I have done it , but I have also had problems with people I send that info to. we never know the mechanical/elect. capabilities of the peole we are talking to by email. even though they say they 'understand'.There are differences that can't be overcome with wiring though when you are talking about AMPS gauges vs. VOLTS. I even had a guy that overcame that with some special jumper wires but then again he is a college TECH teacher. My original point was that these EBAY guys are telling you that it works in all applications and it does not . I have done a lot of digging to find out what years are different from each other and although I won't tell anyone how torewire one I will send them the info above to tell you what to look for and be aware(or BEWARE) of. thats it I'm typed out.

paul ,that tach harness is not that big of deal though . you can use insulated .250 female spade crimp connectors on the ends of the wires. The grommet is nice to have but a suitable is available nearly anywhere. If you look close the tach is clerly marked where each wire goes. Thanx for the input though.

DAVE

02-08-2004, 06:27 PM	#19
crossy Oh,you can't buy that new Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Pennsville,N.J. 08070, USA Posts: 2,042	necromancer & paul, welcome to the forums. To Nec. i had read that a long time ago about correcting the tach in a V-8 vega installation(yeah, I'm feeling old now). i was never able to come up with part numbers though. i might be able to save two high reading tachs I have here, but trust me when i tell you the other 5 or 6 I still have laying here are JUNK, but if I can save any it is a Big $$ relief to me. I will definitely look into it. AS FAR AS the rewiring of the connector. you are right, it CAN be done and I have done it , but I have also had problems with people I send that info to. we never know the mechanical/elect. capabilities of the peole we are talking to by email. even though they say they 'understand'.There are differences that can't be overcome with wiring though when you are talking about AMPS gauges vs. VOLTS. I even had a guy that overcame that with some special jumper wires but then again he is a college TECH teacher. My original point was that these EBAY guys are telling you that it works in all applications and it does not . I have done a lot of digging to find out what years are different from each other and although I won't tell anyone how torewire one I will send them the info above to tell you what to look for and be aware(or BEWARE) of. thats it I'm typed out. paul ,that tach harness is not that big of deal though . you can use insulated .250 female spade crimp connectors on the ends of the wires. The grommet is nice to have but a suitable is available nearly anywhere. If you look close the tach is clerly marked where each wire goes. Thanx for the input though. DAVE __________________ "been there, done that, ruined the T-shirt". 2007 LBZ GMC Sierra, ECSB 2006 LM7 RCSB Silverado 98 Vortec project. 94,3500,6.5L 4L80 81 SWB GMC POS finally gone 73 Pinto, stock, w/CragarSS's-eww 84,C10 SWB-Yella,stock 86 K10 SWB-Red, hopped up 305,4/S LOTS of Cummins trucks.