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#643528 05/23/03 03:21 AM
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Hey everyone

Im new here and have a question about a tach I installed. It said to connect it to the negative side of the ignition coil, so I did, and it says my engine idles at about 400 RPM. and redline at 3100 RPM. I was wondering if this was right, because I have never seen any factory engine idle below about 800 RPM. I dont know if the tach is wrong or if I hooked it up wrong. If anyone could help that would be great.

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Chris

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#643529 05/23/03 04:18 AM
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hooked up or not calibrated rite.

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What tach do you have? I had to have mine recalibrated from Autometer.

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#643531 05/23/03 04:41 PM
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you have it hooked to where i had mine. u can't hook it there, it reads half the actual rpms. splice the wire into the wire for the tach behind the dash.

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#643532 05/24/03 01:10 AM
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And where might this wire be under the dash? Its and automatic and doesnt have a factory tach.

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#643533 05/24/03 05:31 AM
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Try looking at my tach install how-to, located here. Some people have found it useful, some have not. But it can't hurt to take a look. Good luck.

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Still might work right with it hooked up to the stock wire. You will always get a better reading from the coil. Just get the tach calibrated.

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#643535 05/24/03 05:05 PM
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Thanks Kendall, that helped. I finally got it working right!

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