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Date:         Tue, 2 Jan 2007 18:58:04 -0500
Reply-To:     Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Tach install from vanagon to vanagon
Comments: To: Mark Drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
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That's not just VW keeping things the same, that's DIN standards......... ie; Porsche, BMW, Audi, VW, and many more!

Mike B.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Drillock" <mdrillock@COX.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 6:13 PM Subject: Re: Tach install from vanagon to vanagon

> 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. > > 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 >> >> >


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