so...... did any 90-91's come with a factory tach cluster??? i dont really just want to just stick one on the coluumn, but i guess i'll have to cause i dont think they had any. i dont think i can swap to the older cluster since i have the electronic speedo.
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factory tach
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my understanding is that 81 (or maybe it was 80) models had them (same print on guages as later models)... and after that they were special order only for very few vehicles.
so you can:
a) go find a 1981 tach and fuel guage (ebay - 150 to 250 for whole cluster)
b) swap to a 70's cluster... deal with VSS issues
c) aftermarket guage
so you can:
a) go find a 1981 tach and fuel guage (ebay - 150 to 250 for whole cluster)
b) swap to a 70's cluster... deal with VSS issues
c) aftermarket guage
well, the screws go in the same location...
but you have to get creative with the wiring
it shouldnt be too hard rewiring gas gauge and making a new set of leads for the tach
but you have to get creative with the wiring
it shouldnt be too hard rewiring gas gauge and making a new set of leads for the tach
If you are crafty enough, you can do some fancy work with a dremel to make it all work. You will need a factory tach, small fuel gauge, and a 78 + tach's circuit sheet.
Just disconnect the wires from the harness that go to the fuel gauge, extend them, and run them directly to the leads on the gauge, and hook up the tach as reccomended. This should mean that your electronic speedometer is not interfered with
Just disconnect the wires from the harness that go to the fuel gauge, extend them, and run them directly to the leads on the gauge, and hook up the tach as reccomended. This should mean that your electronic speedometer is not interfered with
Ditto on tach install factory...it looks like '81 may have been last year for factory tach...it's not listed in the '85-88 parts manuals for sure.
The tach replaces the big fuel gauge, and runs off of a seperate wiring harness. The bolt "holes" are in place for the tach though. Cut a hole in the plastic behind the big fuel gauge, bolt it in, and run your wiring.
Small fuel gauge will sit in the lower left gauge hole, just need to splice into the copper in the printed circuit to run it. Don't need a tach PCB.
The tach replaces the big fuel gauge, and runs off of a seperate wiring harness. The bolt "holes" are in place for the tach though. Cut a hole in the plastic behind the big fuel gauge, bolt it in, and run your wiring.
Small fuel gauge will sit in the lower left gauge hole, just need to splice into the copper in the printed circuit to run it. Don't need a tach PCB.
I guess you could cut up the non-tach printed circuit with an exacto knife...
i'm going to figure something out..... i'll rewire the whole damn thing if i have to.... i just need to get a donar cluster..... and i'll post up how i do it.
i like the '81 cluster.... it's got the orange trim, and the symbols instead of labels that matches my cluster the best..... so.... guess i'll try to find an '81 cluster.
i like the '81 cluster.... it's got the orange trim, and the symbols instead of labels that matches my cluster the best..... so.... guess i'll try to find an '81 cluster.
