Tach wiring question- 1979 Spider 2000

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gchocevar
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Tach wiring question- 1979 Spider 2000

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Hi All,

The 1979 restore project is coming together except now I can't figure out where the tach wires go. I have all the wiring diagrams but the tach has three faston connections labeled +, - and ground. The wires in question have colors, Brown,Yellow/Black, White/Black. Can anyone tell me what the sequence would be. I know the Brown wire goes to the distributor, but I don't know if it goes on the + or - tach connection.

Thanks for reading!
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SLOSpider
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Your car is a: 1973 124 Spider 2.0FI
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Re: Tach wiring question- 1979 Spider 2000

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The wire to the distributor would go on the negative - side.
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1967 GT Mustang Fastback
gchocevar
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Re: Tach wiring question- 1979 Spider 2000

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Thanks,

How about the brown wire to the tach side, + or - terminal?

regards,
Greg
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Re: Tach wiring question- 1979 Spider 2000

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Ok so your tach will have a -

(+GN )which mean g=Giallo=yellow and N=Nero=Black So you should have a yellow with black stripe wire there
( -M ) which means m=Marrone = Brown . So the brown goes here
(<<<- BN ) which means B=Bianco=white, N=Nero=Black. So white with black stripe wire here.

Arancio = Amber
Azzurro= Light Blue
Bianco = White
Giallo = Yellow
Grigio = Grey/gray
Marrone = Brown
Nero = Black
Rosa = Pink
Rosso = Red (fastest color)
Verde = Green
Viola = Mauve/violet
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1975 124 Spider
1976 Mazda Cosmo http://www.mazdacosmo.com
1989 Chevy k5 Blazer
1967 GT Mustang Fastback
gchocevar
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Re: Tach wiring question- 1979 Spider 2000

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Thanks,

My Tach doesn't have any wire color markings on it, only symbols. I should be good to go now.

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Re: Tach wiring question- 1979 Spider 2000

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Dash is working fine. I found a blown 1N4004 diode in the fuel gauge. If anyone wants a wiring diagram of the faston clip locations and wire colors let me know. Maybe some can post this for me.

Greg
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