What on earth is this

[cbodybob]

About a month ago my tach in FURYIOUS quit working. Went out to start it up & it was acting erratic. Shut it off & looked under the dash for a loose wire. Everything looked ok. Refired it & it stopped working completely. While under there I saw this & traced it back to the tach. It's the male end of a lamp cord. Splices into a lead from the tach. What is this. I've never seen this.

 

[mmissile]

It's "rigged". The only place I've seen a 115 volt cord on a vehicle, is for a block-heater, or trickle-charger.

 

[Beekeeper]

Did you buy the car out of Virginia

 

[cbodybob]

Did you buy the car out of Virginia

Tennessee

 

[conv67bdere]

I think I'd be finding out what's on the other end of that plug before I'd plug it in . . . wow . . . that's really interesting . . .

 

[Beekeeper]

Tennessee

I'm bettin it came to Tennessee from south east Virginia

 

[cbodybob]

I think I'd be finding out what's on the other end of that plug before I'd plug it in . . . wow . . . that's really interesting . . .

There's not another end. It's splices into the tach. Apparently to plug the tach up to something

 

[cbodybob]

I'm bettin it came to Tennessee from south east Virginia

Maybe. It did have a South Carolina title with it. Yet I bought it from a guy in NC. I guess he moved. He said he bought from a guy in Tn

 

[Beekeeper]

Maybe. It did have a South Carolina title with it. Yet I bought it from a guy in NC. I guess he moved. He said he bought from a guy in Tn

Oh just poking a little fun. I would remove it from the tach circuit if it contacted the chassis it could ground out the coil voltage. Maybe someone put it there for a convenient way to monitor the signal from the coil?

 

[Bb70charger500]

It plugs into the 6al box I've seen some hillbilly repair s before and I think they shove it in where the limiter chip gos welcome to the south

 

[cbodybob]

It plugs into the 6al box I've seen some hillbilly repair s before and I think they shove it in where the limiter chip gos welcome to the south

The green wire from the tach is connected to the MSD6AL. And the car has a 6000 chip pluged in. So I'm completely lost here. Why would they plug the tach into the MSD. For what purpose I guess is what I'm asking

 

[cbodybob]

Oh just poking a little fun. I would remove it from the tach circuit if it contacted the chassis it could ground out the coil voltage. Maybe someone put it there for a convenient way to monitor the signal from the coil?

Yea I know. This ole car has been around. I'm gonna give her some much overdue luv. Treat her to some high octane race gas. Good engine oil , new tires & a lot of new parts.

 

[Beekeeper]

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Yea I know. This ole car has been around. I'm gonna live her some much overdue luv. Treat her to some high octane race gas. Good engine oil , new tires & a lot of new parts.

That will have to make her feel better.

 

[Bb70charger500]

Don't know I fix stuff right! I can converse with a hillbilly and ask! Stupid ? But do you by chance see a female end anywhere it might have been a make shift quick disconnecting instead of a switch!

 

[cbodybob]

Don't know I fix stuff right! I can converse with a hillbilly and ask! Stupid ? But do you by chance see a female end anywhere it might have been a make shift quick disconnecting instead of a switch!

No, no other end in sight. It's wired into another lead from the tach. Kinda makes me think it's meant to record shift points or RPM.

 

[Bb70charger500]

Insure the car then plug it in to see what happens!

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

This is simple,,,,,that's where you plug in the flux capacitor !,,,and if it's the female end,it's always fussy and a PITA!!

 

[Brandy]

Not a home made kill switch then?

 

[cbodybob]

Not a home made kill switch then?

I don't think so

 

[1967coronet440]

Tennessee

Makes sense