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79 power wagon tachometer question #1395159 02/28/13 07:05 PM 02/28/13 07:05 PM
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Danny OP enthusiast D Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 273 WV	Is the factory tach for a 79 dodge truck a 5k or 6k? Also would it be the same if it was from 4x4 versus 2wd. Would it be the same from different years? If anyone has one from the factory in a 79 could you show a pic? A pic of the volt and vac guage would be great also! Thanks for any help! Dan

Re: 79 power wagon tachometer question [Re: Danny] #1395160 02/28/13 08:53 PM 02/28/13 08:53 PM
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franks lil red member Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 117 usa	hello. i dont have a pic handy but all the ones i have seen have been 5k. pretty sure they all look the same. the tachs are marked for v8 and six. hope this helps

Re: 79 power wagon tachometer question [Re: franks lil red] #1395161 02/28/13 09:23 PM 02/28/13 09:23 PM
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Danny OP enthusiast D Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 273 WV	thanks Frank, that is what I always thought but not sure of. There is a guy that has an NOS 79 - 80 truck tach on ebay that is a 6k tach.

Re: 79 power wagon tachometer question [Re: Danny] #1395162 03/01/13 12:12 AM 03/01/13 12:12 AM
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1E2C master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,673 Northern MN	Here's one in a 79 that I think is/was a Warlock if that should matter. Mike 7607848-DSCN3208.JPG (97 downloads)

Re: 79 power wagon tachometer question [Re: 1E2C] #1395163 03/01/13 12:13 AM 03/01/13 12:13 AM
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1E2C master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,673 Northern MN	And the volt/vac side. 7607849-DSCN3207.JPG (103 downloads)

Re: 79 power wagon tachometer question [Re: 1E2C] #1395164 03/01/13 12:19 AM 03/01/13 12:19 AM
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Danny OP enthusiast D Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 273 WV	Awesome pics, thanks Mike!

Re: 79 power wagon tachometer question [Re: Danny] #1395165 03/01/13 01:07 AM 03/01/13 01:07 AM
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BulletBob master B Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,048 Back home in PA	They are all 5K 6 or 8 7607933-SAM_3690.JPG (191 downloads)

Re: 79 power wagon tachometer question [Re: BulletBob] #1395166 03/01/13 01:10 AM 03/01/13 01:10 AM
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BulletBob master B Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,048 Back home in PA	another 7607941-SAM_3689.JPG (136 downloads)

Re: 79 power wagon tachometer question [Re: BulletBob] #1395167 03/01/13 01:12 AM 03/01/13 01:12 AM
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BulletBob master B Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,048 Back home in PA	The back 7607944-SAM_3691.JPG (78 downloads)

Re: 79 power wagon tachometer question [Re: Danny] #1395168 03/01/13 01:16 AM 03/01/13 01:16 AM
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BulletBob master B Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,048 Back home in PA	Quote: thanks Frank, that is what I always thought but not sure of. There is a guy that has an NOS 79 - 80 truck tach on ebay that is a 6k tach. There is only a listing for V8 or /6 in the parts catalog Nothing in any of the supplements on a 6K tach

Re: 79 power wagon tachometer question [Re: BulletBob] #1395169 03/01/13 01:31 AM 03/01/13 01:31 AM
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BulletBob master B Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,048 Back home in PA	That guy has had that Tach for a while the part # for the two tachs offered 4085126 (/6) 4085127 (V8) 4085128 is not in any of my truck catalogs not even looking it up backwards

Re: 79 power wagon tachometer question [Re: BulletBob] #1395170 03/01/13 08:20 AM 03/01/13 08:20 AM
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Danny OP enthusiast D Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 273 WV	Thanks for the info and pics Bob, just what I was lookin for. Dan

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