1st off the points fire the coil when the contacts connect not when they break.

Chris thank you! 👍I've been chasing a parasitic battery drain for months. After watching your video. I realized I attached my red tach wire. Straight to battery at the fuse box. Not switched power. After doing a drain test I was getting 80 milliamps drain. It was the stupid tach all along.

I've been a mechanic for 58 years You did a good job with your video

Can't like this video enough times, you've made it much more clear than a majority of other videos I've watched.

Thank you for this video. It's a big help. I've watched a couple tach hookup videos that I shutdown midway through because they would pan under the dash and there would be a bunch of wire nuts. I know those don't belong anywhere on a car. Thanks for the test light tips too. Very helpful.

THANKS MAN, NO UNNECESSARY BABBLE JUST MULTIPLE EQUIPMENT SCENARIOS THAT HELPS IN ANY SITUATION. I CAN DO THE SHIT NOW.

That's awesome, im re - installing my digital tach on my 67 firebird the fusebox the same so now i know how to install correctly and simple. Thank you Chris

I’ve searched for weeks for a video like this and nobody knows what they’re doing. 9/10 people essentially “bubblegum” wiring together. You sir, are that 10th person. 10/10. Thanks a bundle.

@chriscraft77022

5 жыл бұрын

well, all my vehicles have factory tachs.. so you have to wire one in like that if you dont have one in the dash.. i dont know if you are saying i did a shit job but thats the only way to add one..

I am way late to viewing this video, but it was great, for a numb skull like me to get a tach wired up. Thank you sir

Straight forward, simple and to point, thanks man I always enjoy watching your videos

@johnbeer5242

5 жыл бұрын

Luis Zepeda what happened to your face🤔

You should teach auto shop at the biggest high school in your area!!! I've installed various tachs in various trucks, from a 65 Chevy to the one I'm doing now my 91 K2500, I had the instructions when I did the one in my 72 Cheyenne, but they're lost and I'm forgetful!!! I'm confident now thank you and really good job!!!

Perfectly understandable Chris! Thank you!👍

Great video easy to understand was very helpful. Thanks I was able to install mine 1975 c10 short box.

You made that shit look so much easier than anyone else on here. Everyone else was explaining it like its complicated shit

Omg Thank You, Great Video. I've watched 3 already and was still not Sure... You Took Me Across the finish line

dude you have a really good teaching technique!👍thanks!

Bro, so well explained! Thanks man

Very helpful, thank you Chris.

Very good video!!! Thank you for your time on making this detailed video.

Excellent explanation Bud!👍🏻

Brother, you are an excellent instructor! The way you explain, and show everything down to the smallest detail is the shit! keep up the vids!

Your good brother.... You explained it perfect..... Thanks , joe

Chris, thank you for explaining the fuse meaning, i didn't know the abbreviations of the letter on the fuse box

Great step-by-step information. 😎 Thank you.

Thank you great video helpful getting ready to put one in my car

Excellent video. Thanks

Hi Chris! Great video! I've got a '71 Chevelle SS 454 with a points distributor and my in-dash tach doesn't seem to be working. I'm not sure if the tach is bad or if there's a bad connection somewhere but I'd like to preserve the original look and feel. I have a spare dash-mounted tach lying around similar to the one you show in this video. Could I just connect the green wire to the "Coil" post on the back of the tach in the gauge cluster, connect the red wire to the 12V post on the back of the tach in the gauge cluster, and the black to ground and see if the external tach responds when I start the engine? If so, that would help me determine whether the wiring going to the gauge is faulty somewhere or if the factory tach is indeed bad. Thanks!

good video. Funny thing though... the old fusebox that he said probably came from a truck is the one i have. And the one i need help with! LOL!

Great video. You covered it all.

Hi Chris, I bought a 70's steward warner Tach gauge. It has the green, red wires but not a white wire. it has two black wires that are connected to the bulb?

Awesome Video, now off to install on 67 GTO

Nice video thank you this is the best video

Great video. Thanks

Portishead at the background! Good job! Hehehe

What is if I have more consumer that ignition pins are available?

Lmao I was about to google where to set that green wire on an old delco remy HEI and then he pulls out my EXACT distributor cap 😂 🙌 THANK YOU!

Thanks great job

God job, it really helps!

Helped out a ton, thanks👍

@YoClient

10 ай бұрын

RIGHT DUDE GUY IS AMAZING

Damn good video. Thanks.

I got a tacho with 3 wires, red black and green, red and black when attached to a battery the led shows, so guess the green to the engine coil?

@TheAwmartin

3 жыл бұрын

Find a “switched” circuit to plug the red wire into or you’ll drain the battery. Green goes to the negative side of the coil, or the connector on the distributor cap that says “tach”. Watch the video. It shows nearly all the possibilities for the green wire.

@briansignorelli7090

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like it doesn't have a wire for your light

10/10 great video

Good video. Thank you

bet one iv een yet,good job

HI THANKYOU FOR UPLOADING THIS VIDEO. .QUESTION IS WERE DO YOU WIRE THE GREEN WIRE ON A DIESEL VAN ? PLEASE HELP

Thank you

what song was playing

Thanks. The best part was when that Isaac hayes was playing lol

Good instructions on your videos. Sounds like you are listening ,to the avalanches station on Pandora .

thank you so much

You are under subbed, should be at least 250k

Thanks for great info. Btw, what will happen if I hooked Red wire directly on ignition coil? Work properly or some odd will happen?

@chriscraft77022

3 жыл бұрын

it will drain your battery

Have 73 C10 installed an after market tech. Worked fine for several years now it's jumping around like crazy when I rev the engine. Checked the sending wire to the coil - it's secure. Checked other connections seem ok. Now what do?

@TheAwmartin

3 жыл бұрын

Check your grounds. Then check all the spark plug and coil wires. And cap and rotor.

@djm7038

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheAwmartin Thanks, the Tach went bad. Have already replaced it.

If you attach the green (RPM sensing) wire to the grey and black wire coming of the coil you get proper operation on a 2001 Chev 5.7

What about a 2017 ram 1500 where does the green wire go....to the crank sensor ,?

Can you do a video with a high torque starter. I'm trying to convert from stock starter but don't know where one small wire goes using a gm hei

@chriscraft77022

6 жыл бұрын

what kind of vehicle.. ? the starter doesn’t have anything to do with HEI.. or did the car used to be points ignition?

@armandosaenz408

6 жыл бұрын

Chris Craft 1972 El camino. It has hei dstrb on it but the stock starter had a wire to "s" & a wire to "r" new high torque starters don't have a place for both wires

@chriscraft77022

6 жыл бұрын

HEI does not use I or R,,,, that is for points ignition...run 10 gauge purple wire to S only

@crowvelle

6 жыл бұрын

Armando Saenz kzread.info/dash/bejne/d3pp2JemodmcYLg.html

Chingon carnal thanks

Should I crimp a spade connector on to the end of my green wire so it can connect to the distributor HEI connector??? BTW this is amazing by the way, u are super talented in mechanic teaching.

Now I know what to do.

How do i set the high rpm needle?

Well by my its complicated my Opel Ascona C is not even close to any discription I have only singel hei E core type ignition coil and ordinary delco remy alternator even tought the american version is lot diferent the internals are diferent. So I have dificulty finde how wire rpm meter? So how solve this problem? Shuld I buy seperate senzor and simply mark my belt with somthing?

Awesome vid, very informative, I cant get my tachometer to read correctly, I put a v8 in a 97 c1500 with a v6 cluster, at 5v from tach wire my guage reads exactly twice as much, any Idea??Thanks!!

@chriscraft77022

4 жыл бұрын

there has to be a way to switch the tach to v8.. i doubt gm made 2 tachs that look the same but are different

@jerrycraig6522

3 жыл бұрын

That's it the 3 or 4 tachs I've bought ALL have a switch on them, marked 4, 6, 8, so, there you go!!! Find the switch!!!

Good vid man you wouldn't believe how many I watched who never showed 1 connection, what goods that?

I have a 67 Camaro and my "ign fuse" is already being used. What are my options?

@chriscraft77022

7 жыл бұрын

you just have to spice into the wire going into it.. make sure you fuse it so you dont mess anything up.. just a little 10 amp fuse will due

@johnnyjohn8073

6 жыл бұрын

Buy what is called a Add-A-Circuit fuse holder or also called Expandable Circuit on Amazon. Or simply look for fuses, they will all come out. This is like a fuse adapter with 2 extra circuit extensions for connecting 2 more fuse circuits. It also has a red wire on the side. Keep in mind that the "ign fuse" is only a temporary power circuit, by this I mean that as long as you put your key on the ignition and switch it to On or turn on the engine, that's when it will turn on whatever you want to turn on at that time. For example a radio. The radio will only turn on as long as you have the key on On or when you actually turn on the engine. If you want your radio to turn on whenever you want with out the keys being on the ignition switch, you have to find a permanently powered circuit (as long as the car battery in connected of course). To do that you have to poke wires with a test light to see which wire is hot (powered on) all the time with out the key in the ignition. If you want temporary power circuits, poke a wire that doesn't and then switch the ignition to the On position to see if the light on your test light turns on. Switch the key to the off position and see if the light on your test light turns off. If those 2 things happen, you got a temporary power circuit. There's also another option for connecting extra things to your car. You can also connect it to the wires that power up your radio, your cigarette lighter, the dash lights, or even directly to the battery positive post with a very long wire. But why bother using a very long wire that goes from the inside of your car going all the way to the car battery when you can find power any where under your dash. Also don't forget, whatever you are connecting, it has to be grounded. Always connect the black wire to any metal part on the car with a screw. Try to install the wire to screws or small bolts that are factory installed. You may have to lightly sand the metal to remove paint or rust to make sure you get a good ground. Hope this helps.

@johnbeer5242

5 жыл бұрын

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@johnbeer5242

5 жыл бұрын

heather braun 🤗

on my tach i have green2 black 2 red help had it for about 2 months just sitting

@chriscraft77022

6 жыл бұрын

hook it up the same the extra red and black are probably for the light

@finessegodthecarguy5076

6 жыл бұрын

Chris Craft thanks ill give it a try

@kerehomataiaroa4736

5 жыл бұрын

Kool bro 👌👌👌

Nice

I have a 96 impala ss, with an optispark, how does this apply, I mean for the green wire?

@chriscraft77022

4 жыл бұрын

that car has a tach from the factory..

@mohamadnbadr

4 жыл бұрын

@@chriscraft77022, yes Sir, it has but the whole cluster is not working, and I cannot find a replacement one. I am trying to build a custom cluster with analog gauges and digital addition using raspberry pi.

@chriscraft77022

4 жыл бұрын

@@mohamadnbadr find the tach signal wire to the cluster... use it ....or find where it connects on the engine

@mohamadnbadr

4 жыл бұрын

@@chriscraft77022 thank you, very helpful.

The older ticks nedlels use to jump around.

I don't know where to put my green wire I stripped several wires and nothing lol I have my red to the ignition and the ground in the rpm light does turn on when I flip the key but just don't read rpms help please it's a 2004 Honda civic coupe 1.7l

@chriscraft77022

4 жыл бұрын

doesn’t that car have a factory tach?

@xrxckyx9210

4 жыл бұрын

@@chriscraft77022 My does not have a tach only gas,temp and speedo it's a manual trans

@chriscraft77022

4 жыл бұрын

we’ll find out where the factory tach wire goes or is connected to ...

@xrxckyx9210

4 жыл бұрын

@@chriscraft77022 I found it after so much searching maybe if I do a KZread video it will help several others

@xrxckyx9210

4 жыл бұрын

@@chriscraft77022 thank you very much and for the fast replies aswell amazing

Just bought 65 GTO tach is new doesnt work so this should really help as Im no mechanic, carpenter by trade

I have a different msd box with a little red coil next to it

87 Buick Regal. Anyone where I install my green wire signal tachometer. I’m breaking my head. Can’t find any video Thanks in advance

@chriscraft77022

4 жыл бұрын

negative side of coil.. on distributor cap it has a place labeled TACH on the left

@grupoilicito

4 жыл бұрын

Got it Thanks

I'm not watching ur show right now, Uncle TONY! I'm watching Chris Craft= He's good, nice illustrations, safety tips etc & he's Durty like us & not bad looking? Ok Never-mind don't even read this. But I've already typed it=Ok I'll probly watch U later=JEALOUS-if you'll give me a FEW moments with Chris Craft, please?

will it work on 3 cylinder

@chriscraft77022

6 жыл бұрын

no

@johnbeer5242

5 жыл бұрын

😂

That sheet metal is only a ground if it’s attached to the frame somehow.

@chriscraft77022

4 жыл бұрын

I have an automotive grounds explained video you should watch

Great video

Oil psi tach and water and voltage tach 3:16

Now how do I hook up a tach in a 2003 Hyundai accent

@chriscraft77022

4 жыл бұрын

if it has a single coil just wire off negative side.. the green tach wire

You dont even party or listen to RJD2 fool.

Please turn off the music!

I'll find out weds when I'm installing a set of gauges and a tach but, where you tapped into the box is that before or after the fuse?

@chriscraft77022

3 жыл бұрын

I have never fused a tach but if you wire off a spade from the fuse box fuse the red wire to the tach

@madmike214

3 жыл бұрын

I'm more worried about the illumination, I'm wiring in 4 total and don't want to overload the fuse or, if it's not fused I'll be adding one, it's for a 64 Malibu with a 396bb and it's not mine lol.

Thank you