Author Topic: Tach Adjustment  (Read 3292 times)

January 17, 2009, 10:17:27 pm

Sam Johnson

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Tach Adjustment
« on: January 17, 2009, 10:17:27 pm »
All,

Recently I had installed a Mk II diesel tach in my 1988 Vanagon DL that has a 1.9 TD AAZ engine.  It fits perfectly and works just fine but reads too fast (1600 rpm when the engine is around 1000 rpm).  Can someone tell me which direction, clockwise or counterclockwise, I need to adjust the calibration pot on the circuit board to reduce the reading closer to the correct one??

Thanks for any suggestions.

Sam
Tucson, AZ

Reply #1January 17, 2009, 10:38:56 pm

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Tach Adjustment
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2009, 10:38:56 pm »
It's hard to adjust because you can't get to the adjuster while the cluster is plugged in.
 I desoldered my adjuster and it hangs outside the cluster.
 Easy to adjust.
 Sorry, I have no idea which way I turned it.
Tornado red, '91 Golf 4 door, with M-TDI 12mm pump, south bend clutch, VNT-15 turbo, 02A trany
MK4s: 2000 TDI jetta, 2003 TDI wagon, 2000 golf 2.0 gasser.
'84 Rabbit with 1.7TD KY block pistons bored to 80mm, VNT-15
'84 GTI with stock 1.6TD starion intercooler.