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Tachometer plus electronic ignition 140-160

posted by  62P1800 on  Wed Jun 23 10:27 CST 2010
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I have a 1970 142 with an electronic ignition (borrowed from a 1975 model). Is the Smiths dash-mounted tachometer (installed in some models as an option) compatible with the electronic ignition or will it only work with points?








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posted by  GT144 on  Fri Jul 2 01:44 CST 2010
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check this website and article by Cameron Lovre on how to wire it.

http://www.vclassics.com/archive/breakerless.htm
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Tachometer plus electronic ignition 140-160

posted by  nglasson221 on  Wed Jun 23 11:44 CST 2010
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Yes, you can make this tacho work with electronic ignition. I have recently made this work on my wagon. Check out this thread:

Testing 123GT tach on a 240 with electronic ignition








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posted by  145volvowayne on  Fri Jul 2 06:46 CST 2010
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Along the same lines, I have the Crane electronic ignition setup on my car with the Fireball multi-spark discharge box. However Crane tell me I need a $80 converter box to trigger most standard tachs. Anyone have a work around for this?

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