Hey I want to check my rpm's on my 86 V8 but the tach on my dash is iffy? I have a hand held old school tester with tach/dwell on it but how and were do I attach it to?
Hey I want to check my rpm's on my 86 V8 but the tach on my dash is iffy? I have a hand held old school tester with tach/dwell on it but how and were do I attach it to?
2017 Ford Explorer Sport (DD) 1986 Capri 5.0 Silver/Red
1969 Falcon XW GTHO coupe (SOLD) went to Australia
Past 4 eyes-
4th. 1981 Capri "White" Black Magic I6
3rd. 1984 Capri RS V8 Black/grey
2nd. 1984 Capri RS V8 White/red
1st. 1984 SVO Grey/grey (traded it for a worn out 1970 BOSS 302)
Both '84 Capri's vin# were 10 away from each other
U.S. NAVY 1980-2009
On my os RS Micronta dwell tach, black is ground, red goes to coil, tach terminal (+).
Car has a round coil, horseshoe style connector.
I insert a nail or something metal into the connector gap for the meter's + red gator clip.
(-) black clip to car ground.
More info can be found searching for a copy of the instructions online for the meter's model number.
Worked for me very recently. Forgot the codes.
I have the short round coil on the inner fender, its a 86 F.I. so its not the duraspark
2017 Ford Explorer Sport (DD) 1986 Capri 5.0 Silver/Red
1969 Falcon XW GTHO coupe (SOLD) went to Australia
Past 4 eyes-
4th. 1981 Capri "White" Black Magic I6
3rd. 1984 Capri RS V8 Black/grey
2nd. 1984 Capri RS V8 White/red
1st. 1984 SVO Grey/grey (traded it for a worn out 1970 BOSS 302)
Both '84 Capri's vin# were 10 away from each other
U.S. NAVY 1980-2009
As long as it doesn't have an MSD or similar you should be ok.
With the TFI coil, you might have to make some jumper wires to connect your meter.
1985 GT, Sunroof, 5 Lug, Rear Discs, 01 Graphite Bullets, 88 forged piston shortblock, 2.02/1.60 Alum heads, Weiand Stealth, Holley C950 TBI, BBK Long tubes
But my question is do I connect the pos. wire of the meter to the green wire on the coil and the neg. wire on meter to chassis ground?
2017 Ford Explorer Sport (DD) 1986 Capri 5.0 Silver/Red
1969 Falcon XW GTHO coupe (SOLD) went to Australia
Past 4 eyes-
4th. 1981 Capri "White" Black Magic I6
3rd. 1984 Capri RS V8 Black/grey
2nd. 1984 Capri RS V8 White/red
1st. 1984 SVO Grey/grey (traded it for a worn out 1970 BOSS 302)
Both '84 Capri's vin# were 10 away from each other
U.S. NAVY 1980-2009
If the green wire is the coil +, then yes it should be good to go. Black to ground.
1985 GT, Sunroof, 5 Lug, Rear Discs, 01 Graphite Bullets, 88 forged piston shortblock, 2.02/1.60 Alum heads, Weiand Stealth, Holley C950 TBI, BBK Long tubes
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