tacho and speedo probs

[driftke70]

yeh i put a 4age in my rolla but havnt been able to get the tacho or speedo working, the cable goes into a t50 and seems to fit alright, its the stock cable so it definately goes into the cluster, and i know it was working before i ripped the old motor out.

I havnt been able to find wiring stuff for the tacho so if anyone knows what wires go where ill be most delighted.

cheers in advance
beally.

[Gilly]

i used the KE70 speedo cable in my T50'd KE70 and it worked fine. however it is a bit of a stretch so it may not be "in" all the way. also often it appears to be seated in the back of the cluster, but isn't!!

tacho, no idea sorry......

[Hen is a total nutcase]

Tacho - take a wire from the negative terminal of the coil and run it to the tacho signal wire (originally would have come off the KE70 coil too).

Hen

[driftke70]

i assume that is the black wire hanging around where the old coil used to be, i think i might just connect it up to a few wires and see what i can get to happen, thanks for the advice fellas ill let you know if i have any dramas.

[driftke70]

i got the tach working sweet but the speedo is a pain. Where it goes into the cluster theres barely any cable sticking out, like the tip of a match head just poking out. I dont think this is enough to get it working, and down near the gear box i made sure it was all sweet down there. Theres like a rubber boot thing that slides over a tapered cap onto the gear box, im not sure if that might be the problem cause when i pull it off theres just oodles of cable hanging out to go into the g box, but when i slide it over there none left at the cluster. I tried getting needle nose pliers and pulling on it, but it didnt budge. Would an ae71 cable work better perhaps?

[Gilly]

if you can get an ae71 one than use that, even an ae86 one would be better. i had trouble with the gearbox x member getting in the way. try it a few differnet routes/positions and see what gives you more slack in the cable itself, thats what i had to do to get mine to work.

[driftke70]

ill give it a go

[selk]

u didnt accidentally damage the cable

[rthy]

i used a ae71 cable in my ae86 for about 1 year, its short but not to short, just fits

[rthy]

by memory the wire that used to be on the negative side of the coil that is black with an orange stripe is the one you want. I can confirm this though.

[mikewestphoto]

Black/Orange is a power wire and is connected to the loom. The tacho wire on my KE70 is black.

I have had no problems with my KE70 speedo cable whatsoever. There is plenty of cable to reach the cluster.