tacho on a 1976 35hp evinrude

[smfwiz]

G'day

Would like to attach tacho to 1976 35hp Evinrude.

Anyone guide me to where I can connect my grey wire on the tacho to pick up tach signal from engine??

Manual mentions nothing.

Only wires coming from harness are:-

red - battery
white - start
purple - choke
blue and blue with a stripe - kill.

 

[honald112]

Re: tacho on a 1976 35hp evinrude

Right by ur start should be a terminal block. It's labled grey. Run a wire to it and route it free if anything hot or moving. That's what I did on my 75 115. I'm not quite sure on the smaller engines and how they are set up so if I am wrong a apologize.

 

[honald112]

Re: tacho on a 1976 35hp evinrude

Sorry I meant to say starter.

 

[smfwiz]

Re: tacho on a 1976 35hp evinrude

Cheers honald112 - but - nothing of the sort there...

Anyone??

I remember with my old Torana - straight to the coil. Will have to have a play....

 

[bktheking]

Re: tacho on a 1976 35hp evinrude

Wouldn't be in the harness, would come from under the cowl on the terminal block connecting to the rectifier. Typically its the gray wire but my wiring diagram shows yellow/blue instead of gray, maybe its a mistake or maybe it's actually gray. I show red, yellow,yellow gray and yellow blue. maybe someone else know if yellow/blue is the same hookup as gray back then.

 

[F_R]

Re: tacho on a 1976 35hp evinrude

Wouldn't be in the harness, would come from under the cowl on the terminal block connecting to the rectifier. Typically its the gray wire but my wiring diagram shows yellow/blue instead of gray, maybe its a mistake or maybe it's actually gray. I show red, yellow,yellow gray and yellow blue. maybe someone else know if yellow/blue is the same hookup as gray back then.

Actually, you can connect it to yellow, or yellow/gray, or yellow blue. It is "supposed" to go to yellow/gray, but it really doesn't matter and the tach doesn't know the difference. Set your tach to 5 pulses (10 poles)

 

[bktheking]

Re: tacho on a 1976 35hp evinrude

Figured as much but wasn't positive, thanks F_R.