6.5 hp Honda clone tachometer

[thibault116]

Hi i was just wondering if any one knows a way how i can hook up a tachometer to my Honda clone it does not have a battery. so im not sure how im going to do it yet.

 

[TT]

Simple Tachometer Installation.

Hi i was just wondering if any one knows a way how i can hook up a tachometer to my Honda clone it does not have a battery. so im not sure how im going to do it yet.

Clip it to the spark plug wire and your done.

TT

 

[Mindhacker]

Yup, I just ordered one of these last week: LCD Digital Hour Meter Tach Tachometer for Kawasaki Harley Custom Ducati KTM BMW | eBay

 

[joekd]

I've had one of those ebay tach/hour meters for awhile now, works pretty damn good for the price

 

[thibault116]

does any one know how to install one im going im not gonna get the digital one.

 

[hal_armour]

Good luck you have to rig something up on the flywheel or clutch with magnets. "Regular tachs" need points, you don't have them ! Most of us just fold on this one and buy the ebay tinytach clones and wrap a wire around the spark plug wire.

 

[thibault116]

Good luck you have to rig something up on the flywheel or clutch with magnets. "Regular tachs" need points, you don't have them ! Most of us just fold on this one and buy the ebay tinytach clones and wrap a wire around the spark plug wire.

ahh alright thanks im not gunna take Governor out im not doing all that work ahaha .

 

[mmisterbungl]

white wire is grounded to the block - red wire wrapped around the spark plug wire.

 

[creia]

If the tach has TWO wires as shown in mmisterbungl's photo it is probably one of the better quality ones (e.g. "Tiny Tach"). If , on the other hand, there is only ONE wire, it is likely one of the cheap Chinese knock offs, (typically sell on Ebay for about $ 20.00) that are REALLY crappy in my opinion. I bought one early last year and found it to be extremely inaccurate and displayed wide RPM fluctuations even with the throttle held in a stationary position!::doah: I would NEVER trust it for use in any type of engine analysis or (especially) governor calibration!ut: When I brought it to the attention of the seller they issued me a full refund AND said "just go ahead and keep the tach." While I appreciated their customer service, that seemed too easy to me almost as if they were already aware the tach was no good.:shrug:

 

[joekd]

Hate to say it but my cheap chinese tach has two wires, ground and plug wire lead