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• w-terminal? by chrisg on 07 Nov, 2009 12:07
• so I have a 1990 1.6l N/A, it has the analog clock and I plan on putting a tach in it soon. I've read up on doing this but I just don't know if I have the w-terminal.
  here's a picture of my alternator.... does it have one?
  
  
• #1 by Vincent Waldon on 07 Nov, 2009 12:09
• Yup. the thin red wire with the black stripe.  
  
  It drives the dynamic oil pressure warning system as well, which is why you have one even though you don't have a tach at the moment.
  
  Installing a diesel cluster with a tach should be plug-and-play.
• #2 by chrisg on 07 Nov, 2009 12:31
• okay so I don't need to splice or anything, just remove cluster and plug the new one in in place.
• #3 by SolarSteve on 07 Nov, 2009 12:44
• Where did you get a tach from?
• #4 by chrisg on 07 Nov, 2009 12:45
• haven't gotten one yet. I plan to do it soon though. why do you ask?
• #5 by SolarSteve on 07 Nov, 2009 12:51
• I have a alt with a W terminal and a clock in the dash.  I would really like to have a tach instead of the clock.  If you know where to buy them, could let me know so I can get one as well?
  
  Thanks
• #6 by chrisg on 07 Nov, 2009 12:58
• yea man I'll let you know
• #7 by SolarSteve on 07 Nov, 2009 13:18
• Thank you
• #8 by macka on 07 Nov, 2009 15:47
• mark 2? my friends parts car has one, I also know of one at a company in Thunder Bay On called Central auto parts.
• #9 by SolarSteve on 08 Nov, 2009 14:26
• Do you know what your friend wants for the tach?  Does it work?
  
  I tried to seach Central Auto Parts and got a million hits, anyway of narrowing it down some?
  
  Thanks
• #10 by Black Smokin' Diesel on 08 Nov, 2009 14:37
• Check the classifieds, they pop up often.
• #11 by macka on 08 Nov, 2009 20:11
• Quote from: SolarSteve on 08 Nov, 2009 14:26

  Do you know what your friend wants for the tach?  Does it work?
  
  I tried to seach Central Auto Parts and got a million hits, anyway of narrowing it down some?
  
  Thanks
  

  
  try Central auto parts Thunder Bay ON. I left a message on Steve's answering machine about the cluster. You might get it for the shipping. It worked last week before the engine came out to drop into the Sami.
• #12 by SolarSteve on 13 Nov, 2009 09:16
• Quote from: macka on 08 Nov, 2009 20:11

  Quote from: SolarSteve on 08 Nov, 2009 14:26

  Do you know what your friend wants for the tach?  Does it work?
  
  I tried to seach Central Auto Parts and got a million hits, anyway of narrowing it down some?
  
  Thanks
  

  
  try Central auto parts Thunder Bay ON. I left a message on Steve's answering machine about the cluster. You might get it for the shipping. It worked last week before the engine came out to drop into the Sami.
  

  
  If he wants to sell it, I'm definately interested.
  Thanks
• #13 by rodpaslow on 13 Nov, 2009 13:00
• Speaking about tachs, I have one from a 92' that won't go over 3500 rpm in my car now- is there a way to fix this.
  
  I do have another from a 86, but it has two connector to the gages not 1 connector like the 92.  Will this still plug and play?
• #14 by rodpaslow on 13 Nov, 2009 13:02
• I may be willing to sell the 86 if it won't work for me?  But it won't work for you either.  these are both CEII cars -- after 90'