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• #15 by arb on 01 Dec, 2008 08:54
• Quote from: "numbnuts"

  Thanks alot, i am about to solder it when it stops raining :roll:

  
  
  The thing about soldering on anything that viborates is you must strain relief the wire after the connection or the wire will crack at the edge of the solder joint. That is why on cars nearly all wires are crimped - the crimp is the strain relief. Yes, solder is a better connection electrically, but imobilze the wire right after the solder if you want it to last.
• #16 by regcheeseman on 01 Dec, 2008 09:59
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  anyone know about this??? cheers

  
  
  Yeah, a little bit  :lol:  what revcounter are you running? Have you looked at my revcounter thread in the FAQ section?
• #17 by Jimmy Diesel Junior on 01 Dec, 2008 13:13
• Hello and thanks for your reply. I haven't looked at the FAQ but i will now. I'm using vw jetta turbo diesel clocks. Any ideas why it's not working or what i can check for.
• #18 by regcheeseman on 02 Dec, 2008 04:13
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  hi all i fitted vw taco into my mk2 but they're not working. If i have a w-terminal on my alternator, how do i connect this to my taco to get it working??

  
  
  You need a connection between altenator w terminal and revcounter for it to work.
  
  Whatever your mk2 is, if it was a gasser, find the revcounter signal wire that was original connected to dizzy/ignition coil and run it down to the alt w term - that should sort it.
• #19 by Jimmy Diesel Junior on 02 Dec, 2008 10:47
• Hello. The rev counter is from a td jetta and my car is a gtd golf so all diesel. So i need to connect the w terminal wire to the clocks is that right?? I know where the w terminal is but where do i connect it to the clocks?? Do i need to splice it into the plug that goes to the clocks?? If so which wire is it?? Cheers for the help..shane
• #20 by zukgod1 on 02 Dec, 2008 11:50
• Quote from: "Jimmy Diesel Junior"

  Hello. The rev counter is from a td jetta and my car is a gtd golf so all diesel. So i need to connect the w terminal wire to the clocks is that right?? I know where the w terminal is but where do i connect it to the clocks?? Do i need to splice it into the plug that goes to the clocks?? If so which wire is it?? Cheers for the help..shane

  
  
  The wire is already there Shane.
  
  Should be part of the Alt harness from the engine all the way to the cluster.
• #21 by Jimmy Diesel Junior on 02 Dec, 2008 23:34
• Sound, I'll go hunting for it tonight :-) I'll keep posted
• #22 by Jimmy Diesel Junior on 27 Dec, 2008 07:25
• Hi all. Just an update. The wire was actually not there at all. i brought a wire from the W-Terminal (green wire) to plug G1 pin 12 in the fuse box and Voila. Thanks for all the help gents..Shane