HOW to install a tach in a 1987 Pickup 2WD

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01-20-2009, 10:33 AM

Baltic100

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HOW to install a tach in a 1987 Pickup 2WD

How do you install a tach in a 1987 Toyota Pickup 2WD carb.? Does anyone have a picture of where to install the wires? or just where do i install the wires and what color are the wires on my truck that i am suppose to install the tach wires to?

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01-20-2009, 11:19 AM

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follow the instructions on the box of the tach you get...

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01-20-2009, 11:26 AM

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sorry to be off topic, but space junk, whered did you get bfg 33x11.50s?

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01-20-2009, 11:33 AM

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gah... typo... they are 32x11.50s... sorry... and i got them from my brother in law...

HE had 33x11.50s... custom ordered at Les Schwab...

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01-20-2009, 12:14 PM

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When I installed my tach, I hooked it up to a green connector that had a rubber boot over it next to the igniter/coil. I installed a flat male electrical connector on the tach wire and plugged it in. I then wrapped it in black tape to keep it from shorting out. There were three other wires coming out of the tach. One was for switched power, one was a ground, and one was for lights.