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Seanmay1

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ok the 86 i just bought has a MSD 6AL ignition, when its not hooked up the tach works, but when i hook it up it doesn't ( i know its not hooked up to the MSD box like it should be) but my question is how do i run the factory tach to the MSD?
 

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good question.
 
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I read somewhere that u needed a adapter to run some tachs to the MSD box, and others you could plug right into the tach output, but i think ford needed the adapter, but i have no idea what it is, where to get it, how much it cost, or where the hell to run the wires to
 
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The factory tach might not be wired as it originally came.

I suppose you could try to hook the tach up to the input-side of the box.
 
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I dont know which wire is the tach wire on these cars, im new to ford, just bought my first one sunday, i have been a oldsmobile man all my life
 
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i had to get the msd tach adapter it works fine for me after i got that
 

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i would pull the msd wiring out, and rewire it yourself so you know it is correct. i dont know how its wired up, but it doesnt sound correct. and im assuming you mean the stock tach?
 
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You need the msd tach adapter. I had the same issue till I bought the tach adapter.
 
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do u have a link to the adapter?
 
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http://www.msdpowersports.com/pdf/frm22049_pn8920.pdf
 
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