Just a little 2.5" black Sunpro from Crappy Tire, mounted on the dash just
to the right of the instrument pod. I didn't want a huge thing giving me the
evil eye, just an unobtrusive gauge to reference RPMs. It actually looks
quite nice there, but right now I have my digital camera in pieces while
trying to fix it, so photos are out for the moment.

Other than running the signal wire through the van (I did it through the
interior) connection was simple with all the other needed connections
available under the instrument pod.

I had tuned the vehicle after the rebuild and set the idle RPMs by ear. I
was pleased to find it at 950 RPM. Not bad :)

On 12/19/06 10:14 PM, "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
wrote:

> What kind of tach did you install Nathaniel?
> 
> Pix?
> 
> On 12/19/06, Nathaniel Poole <npoole@telus.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Got the tach put in (ran my own lead to coil as recommended) after a few
>> hours today. I decided to install one after getting my own dog-eared copy
>> of
>> How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive, where it is suggested that keeping RPMs
>> in the 2,000�3500 range will help keep your engine together longer. Turns
>> out that was exactly what I was already doing, because that was the range
>> that felt �right�. Sometimes gauges just tell you what you already know.
>> 
>> Nathaniel
>> 
>> 
>> On 12/19/06 7:31 PM, "JordanVw@AOL.COM" <JordanVw@AOL.COM> wrote:
>> 
>>> In a message dated 12/19/06 4:02:48 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>>> npoole@TELUS.NET writes:
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I want to install a tach in my 80 and I'm wondering if volkswagen
>> already
>>>> has a wire in the harness that is used for an optional tach? Rather
>> find
>>>> this than string a new lead through the length of my van if given the
>>>> choice.
>>>> 
>>>> Nathaniel
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> hi nate..  plenty of info in the archines including some from me on the
>>> swap..
>>> 
>>> chris
>> 
> 
>