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Mike October 27th 03 08:32 PM

Thunderbolt ignition tachometer
 
I have a 1973 Mercury outboard with Thunderbolt ignition. Anyone kno where I
can get a tach for this engine?

Mike



Clams Canino October 27th 03 08:47 PM

Thunderbolt ignition tachometer
 
Don't use the integral tach circuit, it's proprietary and it sucks.
Get a modern generic outboard tach and come off one leg of the stator like
they do on all of them today. Faria has several that will work well - I use
one.

Take the "tach line" off the switchbox and re-rout it to one leg of the
stator - then use that as the "signal" line for the new tach.

-W

"Mike" wrote in message
...
I have a 1973 Mercury outboard with Thunderbolt ignition. Anyone kno where

I
can get a tach for this engine?

Mike






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