Ford 83-94 6.9 and 7.3L General Discussion of 83-94 6.9 and 7.3 Liter Ford Diesels

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Old 06-29-2010, 10:40 PM
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Is there anyway you can use a gas engine tach and run it on a 6.9 diesel. My brother has the autometer diesel on his 12v and ran it to the alternator. can i use my gas engine tach and possibly run the wire the alternator or the ip
 
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Old 06-30-2010, 12:39 AM
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no, no real way to get a signal from either of them in an idi. u can eithe rget the factory tach or aftermartket which gets signal off the crank from a puckup installed on the balancer.
 
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Old 06-30-2010, 09:47 AM
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alright thanks bud time to spend 70 bucks on here
 
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