Stuey. Yes that is correct, if you want to test if the wire is the right one, disconect it, then try to start the car. It should not start. Running the two sides through the tach will let the car run again. Found this out by mistake. Any how, I either got it right first time, or it doesn't matter which side??? My wagon Engine doesn't have a head bolted to it right now, so I can't go out and swap wires to test it at this stage.
Any how, it won't hurt the tach if you do it the wrong way (should of seen all the ways, I tried to get it to work) Sparks flying everywhere, and I didn't kill the one I have :O) Let me know how you go hea?? Rick White. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stuey Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 4:05 AM Subject: Re: Datsun factory tacho > sorry again, not the smartest when it comes to this rick, just had a look at > mine, i have the white coming out of the fuse box, has the connector then a > fat white wire and a small white with red tracer on it. Now did you mean on > the fuse side connect a wire to one white on the tacho, and on the other > side with the fat white and white w/red tracer hook a wire to the other > white wire on the back of the tacho? does it matter which white wire on the > bach of the tacho goes to the fuse side. Sorry if this has confused you > more, cause i am a little confused, hehe. thanks > > > >From: "sss510" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: Datsun factory tacho > >Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 18:32:51 -0700 > > > >What I did with the one I wired in the wagon. > > > >Is right next to the fuse box there is a large white wire going into the > >fuse box. > >Disconect that, run a wire from each side of the two terminals to the two > >white wires in the tacho, it will now work. > >next is to wire the lighting on it, I just found the extra plugs under the > >dash (which was easy for me as I had to remove the clock) the two other > >wired plug straight into that. > >All Done. > >Hope that is easier?? > >Rick White. > > > >Saves having wires coming from the coil. > > > >Rick White. . > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 3:08 AM > >Subject: RE: Datsun factory tacho > > > > > > > Mark, > > > > > > Here is an old post with instructions to wire up a factory tacho. There > >are > > > a few different wiring colours for the other than white wires but these > > > instructions tell you how to wire it up regardless of the colours and > >which > > > white wire goes where. > > > > > > Here is how you wire the impulse inductive pickup type of tacho into a > >1600. > > > The 2 white wires connect into the positive coil loom wires and the > >other > >2 > > > wires in the centre of the tacho are for 12v battery power and earth. > >Don't > > > be tempted to splice into the ignition circuit behind the dash unless > >you > > > can see a pigtail wire that's usually got heaps of insulation tape > >wrapped > > > around it. The impulse wires must be wired into the loom as close to the > > > coil as possible but I've found that not all 1600's are wired like this. > > > The 1600 SSS wiring loom is different from the Deluxe/GL etc as it > >caters > > > for the coil circuit to have this type of tacho. Some models circa > >1971/72 > > > actually have the wires to the coil already in the loom with a pigtail > > > connector that's removable and allows you to simply remove the pigtail > > > wire and plug in the white tacho wires. > > > > > > If you have to add the impulse wires then here are step by step > > > instructions. > > > You will need some male & female spade connectors and 2 wires long > >enough > >to > > > go from the white wires on the tacho when fitted into the dash to the > >coil. > > > I > > > use what's called figure 8 wire for the coil and good quality speaker > >wire > > > will do and if you're lucky one of the wires will have a stripe which is > > > useful. > > > > > > Connecting it up. > > > I usually connect up the tacho to check that it's working correctly > >before > > > fitting into the dash - it's easier to trouble shoot that way. > > > > > > Remove the loom wire from the positive side of the coil. Connect one of > >the > > > wires of the F8 wire to the positive coil terminal (I use the solid > >colour > > > on speaker wire for positive coil terminal with female spade connector) > >and > > > connect the other side of the F8 wire (striped with male spade > >connector) > >to > > > the positive coil wire in the loom that you just pulled from the coil. > > > > > > Look at the tacho from the back. The 2 white wires loop through the > >plate > > > vertically. Fit a female spade connector to the bottom wire and a male > >spade > > > connector to the top wire. The white wire at the bottom goes to the > >positive > > > side of the coil so connect it to the other end of the F8 wire with > >solid > > > colour. The white wire on top goes to the existing wire in the 1600 loom > > > that > > > was on the positive terminal of the coil. > > > > > > Now for the other wires i.e. +12v battery and Earth. > > > Look at the back of the tacho again with the white loop wires at the > >bottom > > > of the tacho. > > > You'll see a small circuit board down the hole, one wire will go through > >the > > > board and disappear and the other wire turns right above the board and > >also > > > disappears. The wire that goes though the hole in the board is the > >Negative > > > and therefore the other wire is the Positive. > > > > > > Some 1600 tacho of this type have two external plug in connectors in the > > > housing for lighting. Some 1600 looms have the plug that you can just > > > connect into the dash lighting circuit and on the loom side it is a 3 > >pin > > > female connector. The colours loom side to the connector are Green/red, > > > Green/black and Black. If your car hasn't got the connector then it's > >pretty > > > easy to just splice into another light circuit, the green wires on the > >tacho > > > plugs are positive and the black wire that are joined together are the > > > negatives. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mark > > > Sent: Sunday, 11 July 2004 11:04 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Datsun factory tacho > > > > > > > > > I have a Datsun tacho I'd like to check, which I guess will need +12v, > > > gnd and negative signal from coil at a minimum. > > > The wires on the back are: white (male), white (f), black and green. I > > > thinking black ->gnd, green->12v. > > > > > > Mark. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Smart Saving with ING Direct - earn 5.25% p.a. variable rate: > http://ad.au.doubleclick.net/clk;7249209;8842331;n?http://www.ingdirect.com.au/burst6offer.asp?id=8 > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
