[Vwdiesel] Digital Diesel Tachometer

[Maynard Southard]

Bryan: 
I thought about putting the pickup on the IP sprocket also. The IP actually
turns one half the speed of the crank, so I think if you put two magnets on
the IP sprocket at 180 degrees apart you'd be ok.
Maynard

> -----Original Message-----
> From: 82 Diesel Westy [mailto:dieselwesty at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 10:23 AM
> To: echomhs at gis.net; Diesel-Vanagon at yahoogroups.com
> Cc: vwdiesel at vwfans.com; Audi-VW-Diesels at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Digital Diesel Tachometer
> 
> Should work just fine, great for setting the motor after 
> changing timing belt or doing injection pump work.........as 
> we all seem to have to do from time to time.
> 
> I looked at the specs. What acts as the pickup, you stick a 
> magnet on the pump sproket.
> 
> Doesn't the IP sprocket turn 2 times for 1 rotation of the crank?
> 
> 
> I guess you just devide by 2 then to get the RPM's ?
> 
> Thanks Maynard, for the price, you can't beat it I guess, but 
> not something you would use all the time I guess.
> 
> Bryan, NJ
> 
> 
> --- Maynard Southard <echomhs at gis.net> wrote:
> 
> > I came across a digital diesel tachometer while surfing the 
> web today:
> > 
> > http://www.sendec-products.com/motor_tach.htm
> > 
> > Also available at NorthernTool:
> > 
> >
> <http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product
> 2_6970_200322901_200322901>
> > 
> > Does anybody have any experience using this item on a diesel VW? I 
> > called SenDEC and spoke to a tech rep. He said you could also mount 
> > the feather light magnet to the face of a pulley. Price is $69.95. 
> > Doesn't appear to have a backlight option. Any comments?
> > 
> > Maynard
> > '86 DoubleCab Diesel
> > '82 Vanagon GL Diesel
> > 
> > 
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> 
> Bryan Belman, Pt Pleasant, NJ
> 04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp
> Rebuilding 82 Diesel Weekender from my old rusty 82 Westy 
> 1.9NA 90 Audi 200, 2.2L Turbo FWD 70 Type 1 stock Beetle
>