><snip> >My questions are about the wire I should use to get the signal from coil >to the wiring connector behind the fuse box. What gauge should I use? > >I read one suggestion of 14 ga. in a post but that looks larger than I 16 gauge is plenty big. 18 or 20 would be more than plenty for tach signal or gauges. >I intend to put a few other gauges in the van at a later time and want >to do as much of the wiring in one pass. So I was thinking of trying to >run 4 or 5 pieces of wire from the engine compartment to the dash in a >bundle. I have seen some suggestions of putting the wires in a flexible >electrical conduit and priced this out at Home Despot. Your hardware store should have some 18/3 or 18/4 SJO cord. It's just black electrical cord with 3 or 4 wires inside. The outer jacket diameter is maybe 3/8 - 1/2 inch. It's cheap and available. I pilled 2 runs of 18/4 from front to back in my Westy. I used it for gauges and control wiring to the rear stereo amp, plus had a few spares for later. Always run extra wires while you're at it. You'll want 'em for something next week.. Steve EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod" |
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