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#15
by
RabbitJockey
on 07 Aug, 2008 18:41
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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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#16
by
RabbitJockey
on 07 Aug, 2008 18:42
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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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#17
by
stuvy
on 07 Aug, 2008 23:49
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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.
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#18
by
RabbitJockey
on 08 Aug, 2008 01:18
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yeah i'm not sure exactly which wire it is tho, check the bentley
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#19
by
53 willys
on 07 Sep, 2008 14:48
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anybody else having trouble seeing the pics in the first post??
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#20
by
zukgod1
on 08 Sep, 2008 17:37
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I dont see anything either.
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#21
by
Smokey Eddy
on 08 Sep, 2008 18:26
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i wish very much that these photos were still here
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#22
by
blkboostedtruck
on 08 Sep, 2008 20:58
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is there a way to get them back through archives?
Duane
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#23
by
53 willys
on 10 Sep, 2008 21:34
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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???
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#24
by
daveo
on 19 Sep, 2008 10:09
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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
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#25
by
79rabbit4dr
on 31 Oct, 2008 18:39
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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.
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#26
by
lord_verminaard
on 03 Nov, 2008 14:45
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#27
by
jimbote
on 29 Nov, 2008 17:10
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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
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#28
by
jimbote
on 30 Nov, 2008 16:46
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#29
by
blkboostedtruck
on 30 Nov, 2008 16:53
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pics!!!
and are you taking orders on?
Duane