From comments on the board you can get a maybe yes, maybe no answer.  My
personal experience with my '85 1.9L Automatic is you gotta run the green
wire from the coil to the big connector up front.  Mine had the wire from the
connector to the cluster -- even had a two wire connector on the coil
terminal -- but nothing in between.

Chuck
'85 Wolfsburg Westy - 'Roland the Road Buffalo'

In a message dated 2/10/02 10:07:26 PM, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

<< Date:    Sun, 10 Feb 2002 14:41:51 EST
From:    Thomas Bartnicki <Kazzpar007@AOL.COM>
Subject: Tachometer help!

Hi guys and gals,

I recentley installed an aftermarket tachometer  to my 85 1.9 AUTOMATIC. I
used the bentely as a reference in hooking up the leds. I  used the igition
hot for the radio.. switched  illumination led went to the cigarett lighter
led and ground to ground. I  looked up the diagram for the tachometer led in
the dash cluster, Its the Green wire going into the cluster...
Is this the correct connection???? Do i need to run a wire from the coil all
thr way up front?? I was under the assumption that this led was already tied
in and all I had to do was hook it up...
the tach isn't moving...any help would be appreciated.
~tom >>