Electric tach conversion ford 3000

dford · 10-31-2009, 02:39 AM

I would like to know if any body has coverted a Ford 3000 gas 3cyl to electric tach?

Hooked_on_HP · 10-31-2009, 03:24 PM

If you are talking about a tach like you use in a car it won't work. The car tach only has selection for 4, 6, or 8 cylinders.
Bill

Soundguy · 11-01-2009, 01:52 AM

You;d have to get a cheap small engine inductive pickup tach and hook it to a plug wire.. they are about 50 bucks minimum.. and run on a watch battery.. kinda cheesy IMHO.

what's wrong with your cluster / tach? you can get new clusters or cables?

soundguy

dford · 11-01-2009, 10:54 PM

I was looking at putting a 10 si alternator on and siplify the wirring and more power for future lights.

Soundguy · 11-02-2009, 04:19 PM

more power.. yes...

simplified wireing? no... old harness is still present.. removing it in pieces will be work.

downside is the tach issue.

you could of course get a 10dn alternator with external reg, and a tach drive for a emchanical tach... etc..

more $$ though..

soundguy

10-31-2009, 02:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
dford New Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: north IDAHO Posts: 12	Electric tach conversion ford 3000 I would like to know if any body has coverted a Ford 3000 gas 3cyl to electric tach?

10-31-2009, 03:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
Hooked_on_HP Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coal City IL Posts: 845	Re: Electric tach conversion ford 3000 If you are talking about a tach like you use in a car it won't work. The car tach only has selection for 4, 6, or 8 cylinders. Bill

11-01-2009, 01:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
Soundguy Epic Contributor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Central florida Posts: 22,390	Re: Electric tach conversion ford 3000 You;d have to get a cheap small engine inductive pickup tach and hook it to a plug wire.. they are about 50 bucks minimum.. and run on a watch battery.. kinda cheesy IMHO. what's wrong with your cluster / tach? you can get new clusters or cables? soundguy

11-01-2009, 10:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
dford New Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: north IDAHO Posts: 12	Re: Electric tach conversion ford 3000 I was looking at putting a 10 si alternator on and siplify the wirring and more power for future lights.

11-02-2009, 04:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
Soundguy Epic Contributor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Central florida Posts: 22,390	Re: Electric tach conversion ford 3000 more power.. yes... simplified wireing? no... old harness is still present.. removing it in pieces will be work. downside is the tach issue. you could of course get a 10dn alternator with external reg, and a tach drive for a emchanical tach... etc.. more $$ though.. soundguy

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