Stock tach

[speed127]

got it.... how much do you think it's off by (using the 4.3 in a 2.2).... my guess is no more then 500 rpms.... mine idles nicely right a 500 rpms.. shouldn't this be off as well?

[eatdogmeat]

I did my swap about 4 months ago. I would get one from the same year. I actually found one that had about a thousand more miles than my truck did. All I ended up doing was waiting until the miles matched and then I did the swap.

[comics22]

haha, i cant find one for less than $80 !!!!

[eatdogmeat]

Quote: Originally Posted by comics22

haha, i cant find one for less than $80 !!!!

I got mine on Ebay for 50 bucks. Just keep looking. They're out there!

[olds88]

im new and all still looking every were but one thing i have not seen on here or yet is were to get parts from other then ebay i have been getting new parts for my s-10 for a place called Lmc truck the catalogs are free and you can get every thing from them now i like this cuz i dont have a tac in my truck but i want to put one in oh wile im talking about this ? ( what is the rev limit for a 98 2.2 auto ) because i pluged my cuz computer to it about a year or so ago and he said that my truck is so called red line at only 3 grand well in park that is thought it would rev higher ??? need help

[juicedondubs]

Quote: Originally Posted by olds88

im new and all still looking every were but one thing i have not seen on here or yet is were to get parts from other then ebay i have been getting new parts for my s-10 for a place called Lmc truck the catalogs are free and you can get every thing from them now i like this cuz i dont have a tac in my truck but i want to put one in oh wile im talking about this ? ( what is the rev limit for a 98 2.2 auto ) because i pluged my cuz computer to it about a year or so ago and he said that my truck is so called red line at only 3 grand well in park that is thought it would rev higher ??? need help

i would get a cluster with a tach it will read the correct r.p.m. i have one if you are interested. ill sell it for 40 plus shipping. i live in nashville if ya live close we can meet half way. i'm also going to west tn this weekend if your close to there.

[olds88]

nope sorry im down here by houston and from the looks of it i think im fixing to replace my cat put my new rebuilt tranny in last week and trucks not makeing the power now my friend how built my tranny came and looked at ti and told me that my cat may be some what pluged up so i have to mess with that today lol but i told him i was getting a nother tranny to send to him and when he asked why i told him about the turbo kit it shocked him about the stage 3 kit with the hp from it lol thanks yall

[smcgroarty]

I got a 2000 Sonoma, 2.2L and I bought a cluster with a tac from s10warehouse on ebay. The cluster was from a 2000 4.3L and it works fine in my 2.2L
It reads, as far as i can tell by ear, the correct RPMs and i have not had a problem.
Just read what s10warehouse says in the product description before you buy.
Also the red line is slightly off, and as long as you are not punching it all the time everywhere it should be good enough.
But if you need a 100% accurate reading from your TAC then you should spend the $$$ on one that is made for racing and not made by GM

My Two Cents
--Stephen

[johnford]

I am going to try and do some repair on my cluster gages and need a pic of how to remove the dash bezel. I get the idea but it would help if I knew where the clips were so I could know where to put the putty knife....Thanx... jf

[tg900]

does anyone know if there is any way to advance a manual cluster? my truck has 180K but the cluster i got today says 140k.

It's one of the 95-97 kind of clusters.

[juicedondubs]

ok. first i'm not liable for anything in the below for post. please don't let this leave the forum.
to adjust the analog style odometer. you first need to pull the cluster apart take the odometer cluster out remove the plastic strip that lines up the lock pins in the bottom of the odometer cluster(do not loose or break this piece you can make another one but its a pita)take a pocket flat head and carefully wedge in between the digit you wish to change being careful not to distort the plastic. this will free the number wheel from the lock. spin the number wheel to desired milage make sure you keep your metal lock pins lined up so you can see what your number your display will read. then reassemble. this is no where near as complicated as it sounds. you can do it yourself i've prolly done a hundred or so for local car lots. leagally only of course. please don't use this info to scam people.

[What?]

its digital on the odemeter, wont work

[tg900]

Quote: Originally Posted by What?

its digital on the odemeter, wont work

my 95-97 will

[Jake]

Model electronics is the company that supplies the dealerships with the gauge clusters their telephone number is 1-800-433-9657. There is another company that makes them too, i sometimes use them when the cluster is out of warranty. sometimes they are cheaper than model sometimes they arent. The other company is Autocraft their phone number is 1-800-487-0605.

[tg900]

anyone advance a digital cluster? or does anyone know if a delaership would?

[JayPerpich]

someone else posted how to recalibrate your tach, so I am just re-posting the link

http://www.s-series.org/htm/how2/recalibr.htm

[tg900]

if anyone wants a 95-97 2.2 5 speed cluster with tach, pm me or let me know. i know someone who is junking their truck. i no longer have a 95-97 truck, so i don't want to take it for the heck of it, i dont want things laying around either.

i just want to help out people that were in my shoes, since i tried to find one for the longest time, found one and sold my truck at the same time.

[big_tiger]

Can anyone give a pin layout on a 97 Blazer Cluster w/tach? 4.3 If it makes a difference. Also, a 4.3 cluster w/tach wont read correctly on a 2.2 engine?

[tg900]

quote from 95 s trucker

"This is only for 95-97 models"







I hope that's what you're looking for.

You can use the 4.3 in the 2.2 but your rpm's will read too low. the other recent post was talking about how to recalibrate it to work.

[blipidy]

i was reading some of the replies on here with people putting a cluster w/ tach from a 5spd into their autos. i know the prnd lights wont light up as there is no digital output provision for that area on those clusters (its normally under the tach) but what about putting an auto cluster w/ tach into a 5spd truck.

i have a 98 2.2 5spd w/o tach and i found a 98 2.2 auto cluster w/ tach, i want the tach for my truck so i was wanting to know if this would be a direct swap. what about the display area under the tach where the prnd selection would normally be. would this area on the auto tach still light up and display the prnd lights seeing how i dont have an auto?

thanks

[What?]

Quote: Originally Posted by blipidy

i have a 98 2.2 5spd w/o tach and i found a 98 2.2 auto cluster w/ tach, i want the tach for my truck so i was wanting to know if this would be a direct swap. what about the display area under the tach where the prnd selection would normally be. would this area on the auto tach still light up and display the prnd lights seeing how i dont have an auto?

thanks

it'll be direct swap, gearing lights won't show up and tach will work

[blipidy]

Quote: Originally Posted by What?

it'll be direct swap, gearing lights won't show up and tach will work

thanks for the info. im going to do it then because i want the tach then, i just held off at first because i didnt want to do it, have the lights show up.

[big_tiger]

Thanks for the diagrams tg 900. What does CTK mean, and what do I have to do to make my 4.3 tach work on my 2.2 engine?

[tg900]

Quote: Originally Posted by big_tiger

Thanks for the diagrams tg 900. What does CTK mean, and what do I have to do to make my 4.3 tach work on my 2.2 engine?

where do you see CTK?

[702s10]

Quote: Originally Posted by tg900

where do you see CTK?

He's talking about the column on the diagram labeled CKT

[tg900]

does anyone know what years you need to cut a wire on the 98+ clusters to make them work?

[What?]

Quote: Originally Posted by tg900

does anyone know what years you need to cut a wire on the 98+ clusters to make them work?

that's in the other tach sticky lol

[KreativeS10]

Just did some digging..and the gm part for the cluster with a tach is discontinued. ...i've looked everywhere and can't seem to find anything...any suggestions

[What?]

Buy em used, classified, craigslist, ebay

[scriptedmind]

I don't mean to dig up an old thread but i am searching for information about swapping a tach cluster into my 97 2.2 5 speed but at the same time i am doing a 4.8 V8 swap with an auto 4l60e and i would like to add a column shifter and an auto tach'd cluster so i can both see what gear i'm in and see how my engine is doing.

Anyway to the point, i thought that the odometer reading is also stored in the ECU. Anyone ever heard of this? I know the 94-97's have physical number odometers but when i had my ECU replaced i had to have the exact milage reading.

[s10noob]

unless ur goin' for a nice " factory" look, i would keep the stock cluster, and run some auto meter gauges (tach,oil pressure, and water temp). and run a nice ratchet shifter. it would probably be easier to go that route, but it's ur call.

[scriptedmind]

I would prefer the factory look but due to budget and time constraints, it doesn't look like i will get what i want so yea a ratchet shifter and some aftermarket gauges are probably gonna be in my future.

[Sonomasx]

OK OK- how big of a job is this..................

[skfury440]

Quote: Originally Posted by comics22

just like how they suck at makign cupholders...

Dude I thought I was the only one! Everytime I go to a fastfood place and I get my drink first, I chug down as much as I can before the food comes and throw the rest on the ground. I've had too many tip over in the cab before and spent too many hours cleaning up the mess. I drove my brothers WRX one day to McD's and I told him later that day, "At least Subaru can design a motherf***ing cup holder."

I've never had a problem with my tach, been sitting in there since new. Doesn't make sense to not put a tach in a manual truck, no manual Ranger comes without one...

[n3f4r10u5]

I have a 95' s-10 with a tach, I'm actually pulling her apart so I can mod the interior. I can post pics of the cluster if people are interested.

-Rob

[Perry 07]

Quote: Originally Posted by truckinwade

I may be wrong but I don't think any of the 2.2's came with a tach. So it would be impossible to get a stock one that would read correctly. I just put in an aftermarket one in my 2.2 and it works great, but I wish I had the stock style where it's in the guage cluster.

Yea my 94 has a tach in it 2.2

[deathphoenix99]

WOW, look at the date of the posts you guys are quoting, they probably know this information by now. I want a stock tach, damn it's hard to find them for a 94. And I don't want to pay a lot, I like pull a part prices.

[wolfman01]

Quote: Originally Posted by truckinwade

I may be wrong but I don't think any of the 2.2's came with a tach. So it would be impossible to get a stock one that would read correctly. I just put in an aftermarket one in my 2.2 and it works great, but I wish I had the stock style where it's in the guage cluster.

Yes, they do come with a tach:

[ply474]

Quote: Originally Posted by n3f4r10u5

I have a 95' s-10 with a tach, I'm actually pulling her apart so I can mod the interior. I can post pics of the cluster if people are interested.

-Rob

Yes, if you can post some pics!
once again, GM left our 95 S-10 2.2 stick without a tach cluster, and what a pain it is to pedal this truck through the gears from a light. Its a trade off with the gas mileage though.

[deathphoenix99]

It's very easy to add an aftermarket tach for 40 dollars. I know it's not stock, but at least it is a good temporary thing until you can find stock. I have had an aftermarket tach for abotu 2 years now with no problems, I want stock, but it's next to impossible to find a 94 w/ tach without spending an arm and a leg.

[Pivotto]

I'm thinking about taking an aftermarket tachometer with a shift light and cutting the plastic cover that goes over the guages to shape and placing it into my cluster and wiring it. My cousin did this with his car and it looks really awesome and works wonderfully.

[deathphoenix99]

What year truck? I don't know where you will fit it though, most s10 gauges I've seen don't have any extra room for any other gauges.

[sweetS10]

my 03 2.2 has a factory tach,it threw me off cause when i test drove it i thought it was a 4.3 cause i never seen a 2,2 with a tach,then i started it up and was like 'what the hell?"

[StirFrey]

i found a seller on ebay called new era enterprises just find one of their gauge clusters on ebay and ask them if you can get one for your year truck with a tach and weather its manual or auto i had mine in a couple days

[ytsejam]

Not sure about other states but Florida doesn't have Inspections but there is also a box that can be checked if the milage is not correct, ie. Engine swap