Mopar Electronic Ignition Wiring Diagram Tach Connection
I bought mine from year one for my 69 roadrunner blue wire goes to the fuse block and black goes to the neg side of the coil i plugged the orange wire for the light into the 3 way plug where the radio and the ash tray light plug into i had an extra socket and that is where the wireing diagram for the car said it was supposed to go light works with thw dash lights if you didnt get a wireing.
Mopar electronic ignition wiring diagram tach connection. I have a wiring diagram which looks obvious except for one connection. Attach the black wire to the negative side of the ignition coil. The round eyelet provided in the ignition kit to the exposed wire. Chrysler s electronic ignition was used on all 1973 and 74 vehicles and on 1975 and newer vehicles that did not use electronic lean burn or electronic spark control.
Disconnect the wires from both ends of the original ballast resistor. Wiring connect the tachometer wires as shown. From ignition coil alternator tachometer signal wire this vw was highly modified before i got it and i didn t get any mod information from the previous owner. 12v battery coil ignition coil tach base can be mounted in either direction for convenient mounting.
I bought from mid america a tachometer for my 71 beetle but my mechanic says he doesn t know how to connect it. If you buy the mopar performance electronic ignition system it comes with extensive instructions wiring diagrams and other information. How to wire mid 1970s through mid 1980s ignition systems retrofitting electronic ignition on vehicles that originally had points. A factory tach definitely works with a factory electronic ignition upgrade.
Avoid the exhaust manifolds and sharp edges follow existing wiring harnesses if possible. Other brands of electronic ignition may demand the use of an intermediary tach adaptor unit. Route the blue wire to the ballast resistor. For chrysler blue gold and silver boxes ford standard electronic ignitions and most other oem standard cd and electronic ignitions.