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I brought my MSD bible (wiring diagram book) home today and from what I can
tell VW's use a Tach adapter #8910 to run the factory tach.  But if you use
a aftermarket like Autometer, VDO you can hook it up to the Tach port on the
side of the box.



Erik
88 16V
88 Golf (Urban Insult Vehichle)
----- Original Message -----
From: Cory Langford <corylang@dccnet.com>
To: Wing Gee <trike@hurtingwang.com>; <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 8:06 PM
Subject: RE: MSD


>
> Anyone have any data on what the tach output is on the msd?
>
> Reason I ask is I have a digifitz that is sitting here waiting to go into,
> but I switched to a g60 ecu and wiring so I need to figure out where to
get
> a tach signal from.
>
> I have been warned not to grab it direct from the coil ;)
>
> Cory
>
> At 06:14 AM 10/22/2002 -0700, Wing Gee wrote:
> >Pretty simple actually. Go take a look at this diagram and follow it
> >http://www.msdignition.com/pdf/pdf24.pdf
> >
> >You leave your ignition module in the car as that's what triggers the
> >msd.
> >I have a 6al I got from scott on my turbo rabbit right now, and works
> >great.
> >
> >Wing Gee
> >84 Megasquirted Arkay turbo Rabbit
> >81s Scirocco
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> >[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of jp43044
> >Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 5:45 AM
> >To: Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject: MSD
> >
> >I was poking around in my "piles" the other day and I found a MSD box
> >"6AL"
> >and I was wondering if anyone has ever put one on a 16V?  MSD has no
> >solid
> >answers for me and of course noone at work knows, but from what I can
> >tell
> >the White wire off of the box "points trigger" would go to the wires
> >that
> >run to the neg. side of coil along with a 8910 Tach Adapter.   Any
> >ideas?
> >I've got it here so I figure what the heck.
> >
> >
> >Erik
> >88 16V
> >88 Golf (Urban Insult Vehichle)
> >
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