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Old 05-29-2012, 01:43 AM   #1
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1963 rpm install help,,

i will like to know how to install an RPM on my truck, just the wiring part,
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Old 05-29-2012, 10:43 AM   #2
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Re: 1963 rpm install help,,

What is a RPM?
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Old 05-29-2012, 11:02 AM   #3
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Re: 1963 rpm install help,,

rpm guage
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Old 05-29-2012, 11:16 AM   #4
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Re: 1963 rpm install help,,

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rpm guage
AKA tachometer or "tach"

mexlokote, basically you're going to need a wire from a key-switch-on power source, a ground wire and a signal wire. if you want the tach to light up when you turn the lights on you'll also need a wire from the light switch.

what tach are you using?
do you have points/coil or HEI?
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What is a RPM?
Revolutions Per Minute
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Revolutions Per Minute


LMFAO!!!!!!!

Doesn't anyone know how to read a book anymore???

What's a book right?
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Old 12-13-2013, 10:00 AM   #7
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I know what RPM means....just never heard of a part called RPM to install.
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i know what rpm means....just never heard of a part called rpm to install.
I figured that.
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Re: 1963 rpm install help,,

Ahhh.... if he had said Tachometer or tach I would have got it.
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