[DeTomaso] New Tach Install Question

[Chris Difani]

Art:

I used 3 conductor shielded cable, and ran it along my AC hose route, rather 
than under the engine, and exposed, as the old speedo cable was. One thing 
to keep in mind on the shielded cable is you really want to NOT create a 
"ground loop" problem. This means that since the shielded cable has a 
shield, you ground that at only ONE end (NOT at both ends of the cable).

My AC hoses have been replaced with the stainless braided AN type, and they 
are run along the passenger inner fender well, and that inner "ledge", for 
most of the way. My AC hoses are exposed only during their last 18" of run, 
from the rear of the inner fender well to the condenser. Since the speedo 
digital converter sender is right back in that same general area, I simply 
ran my shielded cable in with the AC hoses... along with my rear view wide 
angle color camera cable, and my rear decklid latch solenoid remote control 
wire harness.

So, I believe the short answer is "no".

Chris

Chris Difani
'73 L #5829 "LITNNG"
Sacramento, CA
Email: cdifani at pacbell.net




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Art Stephens" <artstephens at charter.net>
To: "Chris Difani" <cdifani at pacbell.net>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] New Tach Install Question


> Chris,
>     Did you say something about using coax cable to run your wires from 
> the ZF to your speedo?  Did you run your wires along the old speedo cable 
> route?
> Art
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Art Stephens" <artstephens at charter.net>
> To: "Ken Green" <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 5:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] New Tach Install Question
>
>
>> Ken,
>>     I went with the 5"  Auto Meter electric speedo and tach,  Phantom 
>> series,  part #'s  5898+5889 and they look way cool to me!  The worst 
>> part about this combo is that I couldn't get the speedo in a 200 mph 
>> version, they don't make it in the electric Phantom series at 5" 
>> Actually I like the way the 160 mph speedo is laid out, better than the 
>> 200.  And you know,  I haven't spent a great deal of time above 160 
>> anyway :-).  If (on a closed course) I do exceed 160,  I'll just have to 
>> use the tach.  When I get done,  I'll see if I can't post some pictures 
>> of the finished product.
>>
>> Art
>>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>>  From: Ken Green
>>  To: Art Stephens
>>  Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 4:59 PM
>>  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] New Tach Install Question
>>
>>
>>  Art,
>>
>>      What model do you have?
>>
>>  Ken
>>
>>  Art Stephens <artstephens at charter.net> wrote:
>>    I am in the process of installing my new Auto Meter tach. The 
>> instructions say to put an in line fuse in the power to the tach. A light 
>> blue wire and a white wire are joined together into one terminal that 
>> goes to the power input for the tach. I looks to me like the white wire 
>> goes on to feed power to the charge indicator light at the speedo? If so, 
>> do I need to put an inline fuse in the white wire? I'm thinking I don't 
>> but I also don't want to blow up my new tach. (I have installed the 
>> inline fuse in the blue wire).
>>
>>    Art (Sparky) Stephens
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