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old gm blues · 04-22-2003, 08:53 PM

sometimes I here about stories like this but this is the first time its happenned to me. I just left from an old scrap yard that had a 71 3 ton truck.I asked the guy how much he wanted for the dash gauge assy. (with tach and vacuam gage) as well as the complete heater control assy? He said $10.00 cdn. That comes to about $6.00 US. needless to say its know in my garage.

What I need to know is if anyone has hooked up an oem tach to a pick up coil style distibutor. there there is one wire next to the feed wire on the distributor for the tach and two wires on the tach but I don't want to dammage anything and can it be done??

**68 Stepside** · 04-22-2003, 08:58 PM

It can, and has been done many times, but I can't tell you how. Someone will be able to.

btw, great score!

Longhorn Man · 04-22-2003, 10:24 PM

great score is an understatement.
You'll need to replace the bezel before installing it in your truck. 99% of them have a dropped steering column and the bezel's lower edge took up the slack.

04-22-2003, 08:53 PM	#1
old gm blues Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Posts: 30	tachometer installation sometimes I here about stories like this but this is the first time its happenned to me. I just left from an old scrap yard that had a 71 3 ton truck.I asked the guy how much he wanted for the dash gauge assy. (with tach and vacuam gage) as well as the complete heater control assy? He said $10.00 cdn. That comes to about $6.00 US. needless to say its know in my garage. What I need to know is if anyone has hooked up an oem tach to a pick up coil style distibutor. there there is one wire next to the feed wire on the distributor for the tach and two wires on the tach but I don't want to dammage anything and can it be done?? __________________ everyone is intitled to my opinion 1968 chevelle 1972 k-5 4x4

04-22-2003, 08:58 PM	#2
68 Stepside huh? Join Date: May 2000 Location: Washington, Illinois Posts: 5,692	It can, and has been done many times, but I can't tell you how. Someone will be able to. btw, great score! __________________ Someday when I'm lonely, Wishing you weren't so far away, Then I will remember Things we said today. RIP El Jay

04-22-2003, 10:24 PM	#3
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	great score is an understatement. You'll need to replace the bezel before installing it in your truck. 99% of them have a dropped steering column and the bezel's lower edge took up the slack.



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