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: 69 Camaro z/28 Tach


reesmooth1969
Jul 15th, 08, 12:18 PM
On my 69 Z the tachs keep burning up not sure why. Can someone send me a diagram how the tach sould be hooked up?

Z15CAM
Jul 15th, 08, 01:16 PM
Stock OEM Tach and Point SetUp?

reesmooth1969
Jul 15th, 08, 02:28 PM
yes reproduction tach and Point SetUp

madmax87
Jul 15th, 08, 04:46 PM
This might help. Look in lower right corner of diagram. Are you running original wiring harness for engine and dash? Brown wire on Neg (-) lead from coil should be running to terminal on back of tach as shown. The other 2 terminal are for pwr to the tach. How long does it work before it burns up your tach?

http://www.camaros.net/techref/electrical/69er_wiring/dash_w_guages.pdf

reesmooth1969
Jul 15th, 08, 04:54 PM
Yes have the brown wire going to the tach hooked up to the neg on the coil. Is verys but on average about one mine and starts to smoke.

madmax87
Jul 15th, 08, 05:09 PM
Do you have anything else hooked up to the (-) side of the coil?

reesmooth1969
Jul 15th, 08, 05:16 PM
Yes the Distriburator wire and the capacitor wire both are black wires.

madmax87
Jul 15th, 08, 05:33 PM
Sounds like it's hooked up correct. Might want to try swapping coils to see if there is a problem with the primary side of the coil.