Tacho Wiring

[pugpete1108 62 1 Cars]

guys , i am putting in the dash and want to find out which wire goes to the tacho guage from the coil , so i can put the wiring in for my emerald ecu.

the haynes says its number 112 but i cant find a 112 anywhere.

i have found this plug behind (small blue one) ,but cant see any numbers for it (it looks sheilded to me??).

 

 

it goes into this 4 pin socket on the back of the clocks etc.

 

 

any ideas??

[pug_ham 242 3 Cars]

That plug is the rev counter one so you've got the right one.

 

Wire 112 will be at that plug but I can't make out which one it is in your picture, its usually a pale blue one but if you have a mulitmeter it's also at one of the brown multiplug by the heater matrix.

 

Graham.

[pugpete1108 62 1 Cars]

That plug is the rev counter one so you've got the right one.

 

Wire 112 will be at that plug but I can't make out which one it is in your picture, its usually a pale blue one but if you have a mulitmeter it's also at one of the brown multiplug by the heater matrix.

 

Graham.

 

 

the two large wires go into two small wires (same colour) and are a pale blue/greeny colour , cant find where they come out though and there is no numbers on any of these four wires , but if you say its that plug then i am guessing they must be the ones , but why would there be two of them i wonder??

[pug_ham 242 3 Cars]

That plug is different to the one in my cars, the picture below is from a 91 car & going by that it should be the middle wire in your car.

 

Graham.

[pugpete1108 62 1 Cars]

That plug is different to the one in my cars, the picture below is from a 91 car & going by that it should be the middle wire in your car.

 

Graham.

 

 

would it be the same pin on a phase 1 car then?, could i connect a 12v supply to the wire and see if the needle moves?

 

the guage recives pulses from the coil am i right in thinking, which indicates rpm which would be a + supply

[pug_ham 242 3 Cars]

would it be the same pin on a phase 1 car then

I would think so, the rev counter is most likely the same so why not?

 

Have you got a multimeter? Find wire 112 at the coil & then check which one at the plug rings out.

 

Graham.

[pugpete1108 62 1 Cars]

I would think so, the rev counter is most likely the same so why not?

 

Have you got a multimeter? Find wire 112 at the coil & then check which one at the plug rings out.

 

Graham.

 

 

yeah could be a problem there as i have taken the coil out and have already re bound the wiring in the bay!

 

but after further cosultation to the holy haynes manual it seems that from connector l on the dash (tacho) it splits and goes to the coil and to the ecu wire 112 and wire 18 , so after much deduction i think it may be the light blue cable in my picture that splits into two , hopefully

 

cheers for your help anyway

pete

[Brambles 0]

yeah could be a problem there as i have taken the coil out and have already re bound the wiring in the bay!

 

but after further cosultation to the holy haynes manual it seems that from connector l on the dash (tacho) it splits and goes to the coil and to the ecu wire 112 and wire 18 , so after much deduction i think it may be the light blue cable in my picture that splits into two , hopefully

 

cheers for your help anyway

pete

 

 

Maybe a bit late but: On the plug if you look carefully you will find no/s 1 to 4.

So Pin 1= +VE supply to tachometer, (joins 52A then goes to fused supply at fuse box).

Pin 2= Tachometer earth, (to chassis earth point).

Pin 3= Tachometer signal wire (usually a light blue and goes to an inline brown harness Plug then to engine bay etc).