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Subject:Re: Swapping a tach for the clock?
From:Tom Buese
Date:Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:36:18 -0600

On Mar 23, 2007, at 11:25 AM, Matthias Kuster wrote:

> Can the tach clusters just be straight swapped between 80-91, or are
> the connectors/wires different??

Different, depending on year-I had to add a wire from the tach to the
coil in my 84 westy when I changed the big clock to a tach in the og
cluster..

YMMV,

Tom B.-now I miss the clock, but I seldom redline the van anymore!
>
> have a good weekend
>
> Matthias
> On Mar 23, 2007, at 9:21 AM, Mark Drillock wrote:
>
>> Sure, they were standard in the vast majority of 85-91 models. Both
>> models of 84 Wolfys also had them but without the green zone on the
>> face. Poptop Wolfys from 85-87 did NOT have tachs. Some 90/91
>> passenger
>> models also NOT. Other than that, who knows?
>>
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>> Paul Guzyk wrote:
>>
>>> Anyone got the definitive answer on what years/models tachs were
>>> standard in?
>>>
>>>
>>>> Both of my '86 weekenders have the clock instead of the tach. I did
>>>> not know the switch to a tach is simple plug and play if I can get
>>>> an '86-'91 cluster with tach.
>>>
>>>