As others have said, you have a tach sensor in the flywheel. Loosen the jamb nut, screw it all the way in until it hits the flywheel, then back it off 1 turn and tighten the jamb nut. With the engine running, it should have an AC voltage. If it doesn't the sensor is bad. If it has voltage, plug it in and check for that voltage at the tach plug.
Pete 379 1995 Detroit S60 Tachometer
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Mine was jumping and would come in and out if you hit it then finally died. Weight of the harness broke the solder connections inside. I took the chrome bezel off resoldered it and works fine. Also running a 95' 60 series in a 379. Made sure to the the harness up this time so it won't do it again.
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Thanks for the help guys, have a brand new guage and no go . . . GRRRRRR. -
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Now, old guage reads, but low - (500 when it should be 1500), and the new guage sits at zero.
118 tooth count seems to be correct, both the old guage setting and the new instructions call for the same rocker switch calibration settings.
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Check the plugs at the sensor and usually is another connection on the ditch side near the heater hoses on the firewall. They have to be perfectley clean where this us a feed and return A/C setup. Also might take the sensor out and check the magnetic tip pickup to see if its intact.
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I have a 2000 Pete here with a Detroit and the sensor in the flywheel, this is what Pete shows for switches:
DIXSON ELECTRONIC TACH CALIBRATION
SWITCHES CLOSED- 2;3;4;6;7 - TACH
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“If the vehicle has an electronic engine, set 5 and 6 to on, and the rest to off”
I tried this setting, no go, and then defaulted to the above settings you listed , which were the same as the old tach settings too.
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Ok.
Pulled the VSS from bell housing. Tip intact and no damage, save a little dirt. Bench tested 250 ohms, tested a new VSS for comparison - same.
Getting 250 ohm at the tach head, so wiring all good.
Same results - old tach reads flickety and low, New guage no reading.
GAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!
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