Mark and Listers,
Doesn't the white wire from the tach go to the ballast resistor, which in turn
connects to the coil (+) terminal? The only thing that should connect to the
distributor side of the coil is, well, the distributor.
Theo Smit
tsmit@novatel.ca
B382002705
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Hall [SMTP:modtiger@engravers.com]
> Sent: Sunday, June 06, 1999 11:44 PM
> To: Mark Fridenstine
> Cc: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Tach trouble 66 Tiger
>
> At 04:56 PM 6/5/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >Hi Folks: I havn't curred my guages yet, but parts are ordered, (Rick,
> >Tuesday). My next problem is the tachometer. I've had it rebuilt by
> >Tiger Tom. I was told to hook up the white line going into the wiring
> >harness directly to the dist. side of the coil. The other white line
> >goes to the switch. Well, I did and it fryed the points, ( Crashed and
> >burned them), really fried them. I'm really glad I waited till after the
> >Car Show this A.M. to play with the tach. Car nor tach go Now! Can you
> >help again please? Thanks in advance! Mark
>
> The white line goes from the ignition switch to the Tach and wraps twice
> around the small (1/2" x 3/16) U shaped metal piece. This originally had a
> molded plastic insulator but it is not necessary for functionality. This U
> shaped piece has a hole in the back and the legs of the U enter two small
> slots on the back of the case. A small knurled nut holds this assembly
> together. The 1/4 tab gets another wire from the ignition and the chassis
> is grounded by a common ground wire typically black. The white wire then
> goes back into the loom and to the coil primary. The current pulse from
> the coil is what drives the Tach.
>
> Tom
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