Daniel L. Burrows wrote:
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> I already put the gauge cluster with the tachometer in my 91 and the
> tach function did not work so I ended up making a module for it (I did
> this a few years ago). When I was a teenager I had an 87 Dakota (the
> truck was 10 years old at that time) and I added a tach with a kit that
> hooked to the number one wire on my distributor. I did the same thing on
> my 91 except I had to make a module that would transpose the pulses down
> to a variable voltage that would not fry the electronic tach in the
> cluster. As I recall a slightly higher voltage was needed per RPM and I
> spent hours figuring out the ratio using my old tach as a gauge (pretty
> slick huh)….Later on I found out that I could have added a wire to my
> computer and it would have done that for me. I guess my module works
> just as well though-it’s still working! Anyhow, if my memory serves me
> correctly ( and it usually does not), and if your tach is reading too
> high then you probably need to lower the voltage per RPM going into your
> electronic tach. Depending on your electronic cognition, and the
> equipment you have would probably make the difference to if you are
> successful in making a module.
>
> I just hope that my extra transmission
> is not a 42RE as I would have to make a module to make it shift at the
> proper time.
Damn dude - are you related to jon Steiger at all? LOL "ho hum - I
guess I'll just have to fabricate an electronic module for my electronic
tach and transmission!"
If you can do that - I'm impressed :D
As for the speedo working correctly - I swapped my original speedo out -
because i wanted to retain my correct odometer readings.... so I do not
know if you will have issues going from a standard to a sport speedo.
Also - the older speedos are cable driven... a speed sensor has no
effect on the reading of that speedo.
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