will lawnmower tach work

martinphantom

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Found a tach for a lawnmower that says it will work on 1 or 2 cylinder engines -if theres only one spark per revolution of crankshaft. will this work? 25 hp johnson 86 model
 

Paul Moir

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Re: will lawnmower tach work

How does the tach connect to the mower? To the spark plug lead?<br /><br />If so, it ought to work fine. The outboard produces one spark per plug wire per revolution.
 

martinphantom

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Re: will lawnmower tach work

I believe so. They said it had to have electronic ignition and not points.
 
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