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Cheepjeep85
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Yeah a repro factory tach, i have one made by crown looks good and nice quality. You can get em from quadratec, 4wd, morris, about anywhere really.
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it wires the same way an aftermarket tach does, red = switched +, black = ground, white = backlight, green = signal wire from the hei dist or coil, what ever setup you are going to use.
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99% of the time or better the wiring Cheep posted is correct - please check the instructions for your particular tach to be sure...
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No it wires differently but easy to do. I had to switch out my tach due to it was a 6cyl. and I put in a v8. I also went with the one shown.
My stock one only had 2 large wires on the back,1 red and 1 red/white. I cut them off the tach and had to slice them together to get the engine to run. The replacement tach has the standard wire hookup described earlier. You will have to run a wire from your HEI to the signal wire on the new tach. Everything else you can get from under the dash. The new one has a selector switch on the back to set for your application such as 4,6,8 cylinder. I also have HEI and mine is a 1983 but should be the same.
My stock one only had 2 large wires on the back,1 red and 1 red/white. I cut them off the tach and had to slice them together to get the engine to run. The replacement tach has the standard wire hookup described earlier. You will have to run a wire from your HEI to the signal wire on the new tach. Everything else you can get from under the dash. The new one has a selector switch on the back to set for your application such as 4,6,8 cylinder. I also have HEI and mine is a 1983 but should be the same.
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The tach goes in from the front of the dash and then you reach inside the dash to mount a plate that holds it in place.
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i had the after market tach. it's just not the same. i went back to the oem tach.
and figured out how to make it work with a 4.0l efi. i would do the same with what your doing as well. good luck.
and figured out how to make it work with a 4.0l efi. i would do the same with what your doing as well. good luck.
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Really i like mine
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