Date:         Tue, 2 Jan 2007 16:28:34 -0700
Reply-To:     Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Tach install from vanagon to vanagon
Comments: To: Mark Drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <459AE72F.3030001@cox.net>
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On Jan 2, 2007, at 4:13 PM, Mark Drillock wrote:

> The simple way is to compare the wire colors in each hole of both
> 14 pin
> connectors. Move the wires on the clock dash model to the same
> positions
> as the tach model 14 pin connector. The connector opens up at the wire
> edge and the pins slide out and in. You will need to combine the 2
> brown
> wires onto one pin and place it where the tach dash has it. Then
> use the
> extra cut off brown wire stub and it's pin to connect a new long green
> wire back to the coil. Plug this spliced green/brown wire into the
> hole
> where the green wire is on the tach dash 14 pin connector.

Yep, that's what we did, basically, after screwing around a bit.

You can always count on Mark for great practical how to info! I
should have asked before we did it!

Thanks,

Tom B.-eyes to old to see wire colors in holes w/o help
>
> VW keeps the same color wires for the same functions on almost every
> Vanagon. The position and such changes but the colors don't.
>
> Unhook the battery ground strap when doing the wire relocation. One of
> the wires is always live.
>
> Mark
>
>> Date:    Sat, 30 Dec 2006 17:28:32 -0500
>> From:    Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@WHISPLLC.COM>
>> Subject: Tach install from vanagon to vanagon
>>
>> Hi all
>> Well I aquired a 84 wolfsberg vanagon and it has the stock tach in
>> the dash
>> pod. I will be parting out this vanagon and then off to the
>> crusher but it
>> has a tach that I want to know if it is just a straight swap to my
>> 84 GL. My
>> vanagon has a standard Clock. Will the harness already have the
>> wiring for
>> the tach to work??
>>
>> Jonce Fancher
>>
>>