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Reply #15August 07, 2008, 06:41:47 pm

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« Reply #15 on: August 07, 2008, 06:41:47 pm »
Quote from: "stuvy"
Once the tach is moded, is it a straight put in the dash ordeal. Or do I need to run new wires?
I am working on a 82 rabbit FYI.


You need to run a wire from the w terminal to the cluster, i spliced mine in with wire number 5 per the bently, if i recall right.  u could also just crimp one of the circular electrical connectors on the end of your new wire and put it on the signal post on the back of the tach.  if you have a rabbit with the dynamic oil light then none of this is necessary, but i don't believe that was introduced until 1983
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Reply #16August 07, 2008, 06:42:40 pm

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« Reply #16 on: August 07, 2008, 06:42:40 pm »
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Do you have an easy way to get the cluster out of the dash?  I have trouble getting the cable unhooked from the cluster.


hey usually what i do to get the speedo cable off is i lay on my back and reach up in front of the fuse panel and grab the cable and take it off that way, it seems to work well, another thing you could try is removing the speaker, i think that lets u reach behind it as well, but i'm not sure since i never did it that way.  also theres a button on the bottom of the headlight switch that releases the switch knob.
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Reply #17August 07, 2008, 11:49:09 pm

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« Reply #17 on: August 07, 2008, 11:49:09 pm »
Quote from: "Trev0rbr"
Quote from: "stuvy"
Once the tach is moded, is it a straight put in the dash ordeal. Or do I need to run new wires?
I am working on a 82 rabbit FYI.


You need to run a wire from the w terminal to the cluster, i spliced mine in with wire number 5 per the bently, if i recall right.  u could also just crimp one of the circular electrical connectors on the end of your new wire and put it on the signal post on the back of the tach.  if you have a rabbit with the dynamic oil light then none of this is necessary, but i don't believe that was introduced until 1983


Yeah I am working with a cluster from an 83-84 I forget at the moment. Thanks for the info, I'll try and get this thing to work. So it should just be a plug and play thing, with 1 connection on the number 5 wire?
Thanks.

Reply #18August 08, 2008, 01:18:30 am

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« Reply #18 on: August 08, 2008, 01:18:30 am »
yeah i'm not sure exactly which wire it is tho, check the bentley
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Reply #19September 07, 2008, 02:48:34 pm

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« Reply #19 on: September 07, 2008, 02:48:34 pm »
anybody else having trouble seeing the pics in the first post??

Reply #20September 08, 2008, 05:37:24 pm

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« Reply #20 on: September 08, 2008, 05:37:24 pm »
I dont see anything either.
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Reply #21September 08, 2008, 06:26:13 pm

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« Reply #21 on: September 08, 2008, 06:26:13 pm »
i wish very much that these photos were still here :(
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Reply #22September 08, 2008, 08:58:29 pm

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« Reply #22 on: September 08, 2008, 08:58:29 pm »
is there a way to get them back through archives?
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Reply #23September 10, 2008, 09:34:58 pm

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« Reply #23 on: September 10, 2008, 09:34:58 pm »
Quote from: "libbybapa"
I have the thread as a pdf with all images intact.  Anyone want to host it?

Andrew

I dont know how or if I can host it????
but you could email it to me right???

Reply #24September 19, 2008, 10:09:54 am

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« Reply #24 on: September 19, 2008, 10:09:54 am »
Hi there, sifting through this article about the conversion of stock VW VDO Tachometers to run on a Diesel.

I have a 1.6 N/A fitted to my '82 Jetta with an alternator from a 1991 Diesel Caddy. I have a standard Mk1 Tacho-when I connected the input of this directly to the W-Terminal on the alternator i got a reading of about 6000RPM (at idle!!). Using the trimmer on the back I was able to get this down to about 4000RPM and at both times the readouts seemed to increase roughly corresponding to the engine speed.

My Question: By installing another Variable Resistor and fine trimming it will I be able to get an accurate read-out on the Tacho or not, and will it cause damage to the tacho itself?  :?

Any help will be much appreciated!

Dave

Reply #25October 31, 2008, 06:39:26 pm

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« Reply #25 on: October 31, 2008, 06:39:26 pm »
I'm thinking about buying this unit (think it's from a GTI) for $20, will it work in my 81 1.6l na or is there a better one I should buy?



here is the cluster I have right now.


Reply #26November 03, 2008, 02:45:01 pm

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« Reply #26 on: November 03, 2008, 02:45:01 pm »
Quote from: "libbybapa"
click to download

See if that works.  Cheers.

Andrew


Try this one instead:
http://www.filefactory.com/file/c097dc/n/Gas_Tach_Conversion_pdf

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Reply #27November 29, 2008, 05:10:27 pm

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« Reply #27 on: November 29, 2008, 05:10:27 pm »
tried this today....gonna keep posted on the workability....basically hooked up an 83 GTI tach to a battery and a ford V8 distributer....no coil no module....just the inductive pickup and trigger wheel....with my 750 rpm drill at full blast the tach registered just under 3K....and was smooth down to almost zero rpm....so I cut six of the trigger "arms" off of the wheel leaving two at 180 apart and buzzed the drill up to full speed...the tacho was smooth reading around 500 rpm....probably could be adjusted out with the pot.....I have already built a bracket to house an inductive speedo pickup from a late model ford tranny....it will be pointing at the four balancer bolts at the front of the crank....two of which will be spaced out so as to trigger the sensor only twice per rev....I'll be working this manana and I'll keep posted (with pics)  but looks promising so far :D

Reply #28November 30, 2008, 04:46:32 pm

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Re: using gasser tach with inductive pickup.....
« Reply #28 on: November 30, 2008, 04:46:32 pm »
Quote from: jimbote
tried this today....gonna keep posted on the workability....basically hooked up an 83 GTI tach to a battery and a ford V8 distributer....no coil no module....just the inductive pickup and trigger wheel....with my 750 rpm drill at full blast the tach registered just under 3K....and was smooth down to almost zero rpm....so I cut six of the trigger "arms" off of the wheel leaving two at 180 apart and buzzed the drill up to full speed...the tacho was smooth reading around 500 rpm....probably could be adjusted out with the pot.....I have already built a bracket to house an inductive speedo pickup from a late model ford tranny....it will be pointing at the four balancer bolts at the front of the crank....two of which will be spaced out so as to trigger the sensor only twice per rev....I'll be working this manana and I'll keep posted (with pics)  but looks promising so far :D


OK this works like a charm!!! :D .....for anyone not wanting to solder new caps or resistors on your tach this will work and give an accurate tacho signal with no mods to the tach or calibration of the tach for that matter.....some things I changed from my original idea of pointing the sensor at the pulley bolts was to use two 3/8 nuts welded to the outside of the crank pulley exactly 180 apart and have the sensor pointed at the nut facet with about .020 clearance....the old idea simply had too much bracket hanging over the sprocket add to that thrust clearance variance and it may have thrown off the gap and thus the reading.....good luck!!










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Reply #29November 30, 2008, 04:53:36 pm

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« Reply #29 on: November 30, 2008, 04:53:36 pm »
pics!!! :D  and are you taking orders on? :D
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injector rebuilds call  414-840-1395 for faster service not on line much!
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'81 caddy 1.9 turbo diesel
'82 caddy gas 1.8 G60
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