Tachometer Add on

[Scotty4]

Is there a way to add a tachometer to my ‘85? It’s got a T-19 and I would really like to see how she is idling and to know when I’m about to be in the red.

Additionally, I remember someone on here, maybe @Thewespaul, saying to drive it like you stole it to keep her happy. A little annoying doing it without a tach.

 

[frankenwrench]

I'd like to know this as well

 

[Thewespaul]

Automater Diesel tach kit, it’ll come with everything you need and instructions.

 

[Scotty4]

Automater Diesel tach kit, it’ll come with everything you need and instructions.

thanks Wes!

 

[frankenwrench]

Automater Diesel tach kit, it’ll come with everything you need and instructions.

Part/kit number on that offhand?

 

[IDIBRONCO]

Automater or Autometer?

 

[riphip]

Yes, it Automater if an Autometer

 

[IDIBRONCO]

Automater. Wasn't that a character in the movie "Cars"? Voiced by Larry the Cable Guy?

 

[riphip]

Mater the tow truck

 

[Garbage_Mechan]

On my 86 I swapped in a factory tach dash and installed the sensor in the engine. That was many years ago but I believe it was plug and play.

 

[carsonlhammond]

https://www.mddistributorsstore.com/item/issr8585m/isspro-tach-3-3/8-4-k-no-hrs/1.html

Got one of these in my 75 works great. As you can see it’s got the same color code as our factory tach (green and black from the sensor and red and black to power the tach) wiring so just match the wires, set the switches to calibrate for our 52 tooth IP gear and you should be good to go.

 

[austin92]

On my 86 I swapped in a factory tach dash and installed the sensor in the engine. That was many years ago but I believe it was plug and play.

You truck had the plug in the harness but not the tach? I think I’m going to have to wire it myself on my 83


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[Thewespaul]

Most standard trucks without a tach won’t have a sensor location on the timing cover so you have to use the autometer kit that pulls the signal off the alternator

 

[Garbage_Mechan]

Or swap the fuel pump gear housing. It seems to me my 86 had the sensor location in the gear housing with a plug instead of a sensor. And the wire was there both on the engine and dash end. But as I said that was at least 15 years ago so my memory could be off.

 

[Scotty4]

Most standard trucks without a tach won’t have a sensor location on the timing cover so you have to use the autometer kit that pulls the signal off the alternator

Mine has one and what looks to be a sensor in it already, Two wires coming out and a connector in the end.