Dist swap

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mgbgtn

Dist swap

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Anyone have any trouble with their tach quiting after putting in a newer Fiat electronic dist and coil? I am worried that putting 12 volts through the old 9 volt style tach could cause it to burn out. :?:
narfire
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I'm reaching with the memory here and don't know if there is any correlation really but I changed the tach gauge as well when I swapped on the 72. Memory tells me that a member here had issues with the tach jumping around on the original gauge with the electronic ignition but then swapped to a later tach and all was good.
Try it if you have one about.
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azruss
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I'm running a deep dish 71 tach with a computronix ignition. all is well.
mgbgtn

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Did you change the coil to the unbalasted coil or keep the points type coil?
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giuliot60
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This link may be of some use: http://www.mirafiori.com/faq/content/ta ... achfix.htm.

I haven't done the fix yet, so with my stock dizzy/coil, the tach still bounces occasionally.
Giulio/Charlotte
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