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Old Nov 20, 2010
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Tachometer

ok my ranger doesnt have a tach so i wnet out and bought one its a 96 2.3 manual... im looking for the powertrain control module pin loction 48 i can find it in the manual.. i think i found it on the pass side under the dash but i cant seem to fin the wire thats the right color
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Tan w/yellow stripe. It runs from the PCM in the passenger side firewall through the engine harness to the firewall bulkhead connector where it enters the interior in the large wire bundle down by the parking brake pedal. From there it goes up to one of the plugs on the back of the cluster.
 
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Old Nov 23, 2010
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Ahhhh greatly aperciated :)
 
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Here is the 96 version of a list that I did for someone on another forum yesterday. The colors at the beginning of each line are those used by AutoMeter. If using a different tachometer brand, adjust accordingly:

Originally Posted by rwenzing

What I would do:
  • White - (Instrument night illumination) - Splice to red/black wire at HVAC controls or instrument cluster connector
  • Red - (hot in start/run) - Splice to red/yellow wire at any 1 of the 3 cluster connectors (supplied through fuse 11 of dash fuse box)
  • Green - (tach signal) - Splice to tan/yellow (runs from pin 48 of the PCM through the firewall near the P-brake pedal and then to one of the cluster connectors)
  • Black - ground

NOTE: red/yellow means red body with yellow stripe, NOT yellow with red stripe.
 
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