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Rewiring old digital tach on 88 GTA

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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 02:19 PM
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Car: 1988 Pontiac Trans Am GTA
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Rewiring old digital tach on 88 GTA

Hey all, i'm new here and have been searching for some answers but haven't been able to find any. I bought an '88 GTA a while back and the last owner had installed a "Monster" racing tach w/shift light right under the dash in front of the headlight switch and interior dimmer switch (kind of annoying as i hit my leg off it every time i get in and out). What i'd like to know is which wires should i be looking for to rewire up the old digital tachometer? I can see it's getting power to it (lights up when ignition is turned on) but it there is no signal being sent. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 02:22 PM
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Car: 80 SE/TTA;88 T/A GTA;86 T/A
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Re: Rewiring old digital tach on 88 GTA

Could be that he installed the aftermarket because the original didn't work. Let me see if i can find my '88 service manual which has the whole shebang (schematics and problem solving techniques). Earliest i could even scan this if i find the book would be wednesday, so if someone has the book and schematics and can scan them before then, feel free to help this guy out! Good luck!

Jon
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 11:35 AM
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Car: 80 SE/TTA;88 T/A GTA;86 T/A
Engine: 4.9L Turbo; LT1; empty
Transmission: TH350; T56; empty
Axle/Gears: 3:23 disk; 4:10 disk ; 3.42 disk
Re: Rewiring old digital tach on 88 GTA

Sorry it took so long, can't believe noone else could help. Here are the scans i promised, mainly tach specific.
Attached Thumbnails Rewiring old digital tach on 88 GTA-digital-cluster-troubleshooting.jpg   Rewiring old digital tach on 88 GTA-digital-tach-schematic.jpg  
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