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  1. 03-03-2005 11:42 AM #1
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    Question tach hook up

     



    i was wondering were you hook up a tach on a 390 i've never hooked one up and my car doesn' t have one yet so i can't trace the stock wires i know were i will mount it i just don't know were the wires go (1966 thunderbird)
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  3. 03-03-2005 11:57 AM #2
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    What kind of tach are you talking about, new, used, etc?
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    i have an external coil and the tach is a new summit tach w/ an internal shift light "Tach driver may be required for DIS ignition systems to work properly."
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    The green wire SHOULD go to the (-) side of the coil. That is the side that's got a green wire (usually) attached to it. It may feed back to the ICM or points.
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    thanks soo much all of you
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