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 Post subject: HELP!! Wiring a Tacho.
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 12:17 am 
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Hey guys,

I've got an EB GL that im duin up and ive bought a tacho for it. Only problem is i have no idea how to wire one up??!?! Please help!!!

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 Post subject: Re: HELP!! Wiring a Tacho.
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 12:23 am 
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dodes88 wrote:
Hey guys,

I've got an EB GL that im duin up and ive bought a tacho for it. Only problem is i have no idea how to wire one up??!?! Please help!!!

Thanks
What brand is it? Im pretty sure they all wire up the same. Log onto autometer.com and go to the technical info tab. Youll see a list of all their products. Click on one of the tachos and follow the instructions.

 

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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 4:14 pm 
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one lead goes to power

one to lights

one to earth

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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 4:16 pm 
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i installed one in the old fj40 we got for 4x4 at christmas was a pretty easy

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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 4:43 pm 
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black ,ground
red,power,
green to coil ,
white to lights

i think that's right

 

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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 4:46 pm 
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 4:49 pm 
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wire the green wire from the tacho to the pink wire in the dianostic port below fuse box

 

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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 5:54 pm 
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just a question, where is the coil that you hook it up to.
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 6:38 pm 
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If I had an EA-D GL/GLi and really wanted a tacho I'd probably go to the trouble of sourcing and wiring up a mid-series S pack/Fairmont/XR Dash. Not only would it have a tacho, but oil and voltage as well but most importantly of all it wouldn't look as though it belonged on some Wogs Bogondore or Prancer :P

 

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Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 3:16 pm 
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Ok thanks for all the help fellas. But one more question, does it alter were i hook the green wire to if i have a Centre Point Injected EB? or will the wiring still be in the same place.

Yeh ive tried to get my hands on a fairmont dash but i live in a remote town and thats not always possible.

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Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2005 9:49 am 
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i installed a tacho into my Ea a week ago.

it doesn't matter whether u have a center point EB or multipoint ED. the green wire needs to be connected to a pink wire near the brake booster, i should be sitting near top of the engine bay.

look around on some of the ford forums like fordforum.com or fordforums.com.au if u need further help on locating the pink wire.

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 Post subject: Tacho to fuse box
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 12:59 am 
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Ok so how do i wire the lead to the fuse box and which fuse, were is it located?

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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:21 am 
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just attact it to the pin that the pink wire on the back of it

 

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