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Old 06-11-2007 | 11:17 PM
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yes matt it feeds from the main ecu power conector up to the clock plug
Old 06-11-2007 | 11:33 PM
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to try this you need to make the the little resistor y-piece up first.

Then on the coilpack plug, connect the 2 wires up, one to each of the OUTSIDE wires (not the middle one!!). Then snip / disconnect the green wire from the ecu to the clocks and join the single end to the clocks!!

However this never worked on mine!!
Old 06-11-2007 | 11:38 PM
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nice one cheers

looks like another trip maplins tomorow then

if this does not work i will get a tacho from a mondeo or something like that and make it fit
Old 06-11-2007 | 11:44 PM
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does a 1.8 cvh sierra have a coilpack??
Old 06-11-2007 | 11:46 PM
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does a 1.8 cvh sierra have a coilpack??
dont think so but i will have a look tomorow at breakers yard
Old 06-11-2007 | 11:52 PM
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The green wire that went to your original coil is the one that you need to connect it too (but only the half that goes on to the rev counter not the wiring going back to the ecu)
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nice one cheers Chip
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well that didnt work
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Update
Went to the scrappys today and got another set of clocks and it works sort of

Its fine up to about 4k and then it fucks about
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what clocks did you get then??
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Originally Posted by kjc300
what clocks did you get then??
a set from a late sierra twin cam

i did the mod as per the msd instructions.

but still did not work i then went to maplins and got the diodes and fitted

them to pin 1 and 3 on the coil packand then off to the green wire on the multi plug at the

back of the clocks and now the rev counter works fine until 3.5k and then it drops down to 0

i think i will just have to get an after market rev counter
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Originally Posted by Matt Baxter

i think i will just have to get an after market rev counter
be a lot less bother than a hover
Old 07-11-2007 | 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt Baxter
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what clocks did you get then??
a set from a late sierra twin cam

i did the mod as per the msd instructions.

but still did not work i then went to maplins and got the diodes and fitted

them to pin 1 and 3 on the coil packand then off to the green wire on the multi plug at the

back of the clocks and now the rev counter works fine until 3.5k and then it drops down to 0

i think i will just have to get an after market rev counter


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Old 07-11-2007 | 07:04 PM
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Old 20-11-2007 | 06:05 PM
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fitted a mondeo rev counter and it works

cheers for all the help/advice lads

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Old 20-11-2007 | 06:09 PM
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Nice Job!
Old 20-11-2007 | 06:13 PM
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it will do for now and it was only £10 so alot less than stack etc

just got to get another cossy speedo now as i had white dials before
Old 20-11-2007 | 10:04 PM
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used this all last year worked fine cost less than £2Name:  Tach_circuit.jpg
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Old 28-09-2008 | 04:54 PM
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does that mondeo clock work without any other mods ?
Old 30-12-2008 | 09:19 PM
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up as i would like to know this too
Old 30-12-2008 | 09:33 PM
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And me,i've got the diode kit from MSD but car is tucked away till spring .
Old 18-01-2009 | 07:55 PM
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Matt,

Looking at doing this for me brother so he can actually get a reading up to his rev limit now what wire goes to what and is there anything needed to actually make the mondeo rev counter fit into the sierra housing?

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Old 19-01-2009 | 07:34 AM
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I used this, got the bits from maplins


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As for the wiring as you look at the back of the mondeo tacho you have 3 pins top, middle and bottom

The top pin on the tacho goes to the left pin on the ribbon cable

middle pin(the one with white tape on it) goes to the middle pin on the ribbon cable

and the bottom pin on the tacho goes to the right pin on the ribbon cable

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hope that all makes sense
Old 19-01-2009 | 07:42 AM
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so you used the diode's and the mondeo counter to make it work properly?
Old 19-01-2009 | 08:33 AM
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I used a £30 tacho driver and it works perfect, with coilpack.
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Old 19-01-2009 | 08:37 AM
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Its not a case of the rev counter not working for my brothers car its more a case of getting a reading upto the rev limit which is now 7600 i think, the mondeo counter fit seams like a good direction to go
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Thanks for the detailed answer Matt

Steve.
Old 19-01-2009 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by mark_24v_wiring
so you used the diode's and the mondeo counter to make it work properly?
yeah mate you got it

Originally Posted by cossie4i
Thanks for the detailed answer Matt

Steve.

no probs mate (just hoope it makes sense)
Old 19-01-2009 | 05:49 PM
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Does to me and as ill be fitting it to steve's car thats all that matters lol
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Hi, Just wondering if the diode wiring will work on my car?

I have a Mk 4 escort fitted with a coil pack and a rev counter with the green (signal) wire.

Cheers.
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