where can i get the harness for a tach on an hei ign. - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Dandeluxe · 04-22-2002, 08:50 PM

im trying to put a tach in my 69 from a factory dash tach . but i need a plug that goes in the tach side on my hei ignition.where can i buy a brand new one?

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72chevyLWB · 04-22-2002, 08:59 PM

You could go to a junk yard and get the plug in and just solder the wires together.

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72 Chevy C/10
87 Chevy Silverado 4X4
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Blazer1970 · 04-23-2002, 06:56 AM

It is just a normal spade terminal. You can buy them anywhere.

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Tim

jason7627 · 04-23-2002, 01:19 PM

Blazer 1970 is right, but if you really want the factory connector M.A.D. enterprises sells it or if you have a good Chevrolet parts department they can get it for you.

rustfree · 04-23-2002, 02:30 PM

I know what you mean Dande, since the required plug is not that common. I was lucky and found what I needed on some old harness that was laying around my garage. The chevy dealer quoted some rediculous price for a late model tach harness. Try the local auto electric shops. Take your hei cap in with you and they should be able to fix you up.

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72 swb cheyenne super 350/350
69 cst20 BB longhorn

bigvinnie · 04-23-2002, 02:56 PM

If you're talking about the connector that snaps/locks to the distributor cap for the tach feed....I went to a junkyard and found an HEI car with the same setup, unplugged it, cut the wire about a foot back from the plug, went home and soldered it to the tach harness and sealed it up with heat shrink tubing.... works great.

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'72 short step, 350, 700R4, tilt, ps, pdb, a/c, lowered coils, etc., other work in progress... San Diego, CA
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rustfree · 04-23-2002, 03:21 PM

got to agree that finding what you need in a junkyard is the way to go but finding a yard that allows you to got in and 'pick' is getting harder every day. Many yards around here are set up like stores with parts already picked and on shelves

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72 swb cheyenne super 350/350
69 cst20 BB longhorn

Longhorn Man · 04-23-2002, 08:58 PM

Those yards are the ones I refuse to go to. I let them know too. I also won't go to the pay to enter and we don't know if we have one yards.
I shouldn't say I refuse...but I have not done it in over a decade.

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'69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man
I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it.
FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite.
If you need a pic posted, E-mail me at longhornmail@yahoo.com
Andy, in Columbus Ohio

04-22-2002, 08:50 PM	#1
Dandeluxe Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: st.louis mo. Posts: 717	where can i get the harness for a tach on an hei ign. im trying to put a tach in my 69 from a factory dash tach . but i need a plug that goes in the tach side on my hei ignition.where can i buy a brand new one? ------------------ 1969 cst swb 350/400 th DANNY C. ddclux@aol.com st. louis mo. for pic.s go to http://community.webshots.com/user/dandeluxeGO TO Fotki. com for public pic.s under DANDELUXE I started out with nothing and i held on to it __________________ 1969 cst swb 350/400 th . DANNY C . ["]FRIENDS DONT LET FRIENDS DRIVE F@RD$!! 1969 cst swb corvette hugger orange with 400 hp sbc I started out with nothing and i held on to it

04-22-2002, 08:59 PM	#2
72chevyLWB Got 20's???? Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Aberdeen SD Posts: 1,451	You could go to a junk yard and get the plug in and just solder the wires together. ------------------ 72 Chevy C/10 87 Chevy Silverado 4X4 www.geocities.com/chevylwb/chevylwb.html Aberdeen South Dakota __________________ 99 Silverado Ex-Cab 2wd, Bagged&WhippleCharged 02 Sierra Ex-Cab 4wd 2500 HD The 72 went down the road.

04-23-2002, 06:56 AM	#3
Blazer1970 Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Old Mission, MI, USA Posts: 2,507	It is just a normal spade terminal. You can buy them anywhere. ------------------ Tim __________________ Tim

04-23-2002, 01:19 PM	#4
jason7627 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dallas,Texas Posts: 15	Blazer 1970 is right, but if you really want the factory connector M.A.D. enterprises sells it or if you have a good Chevrolet parts department they can get it for you. __________________ 72 lwb 468/th400/3.73 2/4 drop primer

04-23-2002, 02:30 PM	#5
rustfree Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Warren, OR , USA Posts: 166	I know what you mean Dande, since the required plug is not that common. I was lucky and found what I needed on some old harness that was laying around my garage. The chevy dealer quoted some rediculous price for a late model tach harness. Try the local auto electric shops. Take your hei cap in with you and they should be able to fix you up. ------------------ 72 swb cheyenne super 350/350 69 cst20 BB longhorn __________________ 72 swb cheyenne super 350/350 69 cst20 BB longhorn Warren, OR

04-23-2002, 02:56 PM	#6
bigvinnie Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: escondido, ca 92026 Posts: 1,222	If you're talking about the connector that snaps/locks to the distributor cap for the tach feed....I went to a junkyard and found an HEI car with the same setup, unplugged it, cut the wire about a foot back from the plug, went home and soldered it to the tach harness and sealed it up with heat shrink tubing.... works great. ------------------ '72 short step, 350, 700R4, tilt, ps, pdb, a/c, lowered coils, etc., other work in progress... San Diego, CA http://www.ixpres.com/vlusardi/chevtrk.htm __________________ '72 short step, 350, 700R4, tilt, ps, pdb, a/c, lowered coils, etc., other work in progress... San Diego, CA 72 Stepside Project

04-23-2002, 03:21 PM	#7
rustfree Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Warren, OR , USA Posts: 166	got to agree that finding what you need in a junkyard is the way to go but finding a yard that allows you to got in and 'pick' is getting harder every day. Many yards around here are set up like stores with parts already picked and on shelves ------------------ 72 swb cheyenne super 350/350 69 cst20 BB longhorn __________________ 72 swb cheyenne super 350/350 69 cst20 BB longhorn Warren, OR

04-23-2002, 08:58 PM	#8
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Those yards are the ones I refuse to go to. I let them know too. I also won't go to the pay to enter and we don't know if we have one yards. I shouldn't say I refuse...but I have not done it in over a decade. ------------------ '69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it. FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite. If you need a pic posted, E-mail me at longhornmail@yahoo.com Andy, in Columbus Ohio



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