Hi, I have an L reg ford fiesta MK3, just the standard model. I would like a rev counter in it though. Would it be possible for me to take the Instrument Cluster with a rev counter out of another MK3 fiesta and put it in mine? will all the wiring be in mine for it?
You need the instrument cluster from a tacho equiped car with the same engine as yours. The wiring from the DIS unit to the back of the dash is present already.
You've got a cluster from a coil equipped car then. You get half the number of pulses from a DIS car to that of a coil / dissy car, so the tacho will read half engine speed.
A coil is a cylinder about six to ten inches long and two to four inches across. You can find it easily because there is a spark plug lead from each spark plug to the distributor, and a fifth spark plug lead from the distributor in the centre, to the top of the coil. The coil has a +ve and -ve terminal either side of this lead, marked +/-
If you haven't got spark plug leads / distributor / coil (like on my Ford, which uses some sort of miniature coils under the cover), I dunno where to look but the rev counter probably won't be so easy.
Apparently >this may sound slightly stupid, but i am new to cars, where will i find the
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