tach

[tattooman]

I was wondering if it was possible to hook up a tach to the 18hp brigs.I saw in the gallery that bazzoo Guy had one hooked up to a two stroke. If anyone explains this, please keep it simple. I am not a mechanic!

[George]

Putting one on my two-stroke was easy. I'd imagine it's easy for a Briggs too.

[amphibious drew]

I use a tiny tach on my 18 vanguard in my attex. It works as an hour meter too and is very easy to hook up. Its a hot wire and a ground and then you wrap this white stiff wire around your #1 cylinders spark plug wire. That's all there is too it really besides mounting it. Oh yeah, all the 4 stroke tiny tachs were the same when I got mine except if you had a kohler. For some reason kohlers use a specially designated tach.

[eddieb1965]

My Tiny Tach has the red wire wrapping the plug wire,and the white with the ground loop.

[amphibious drew]

My Tiny Tach has the red wire wrapping the plug wire,and the white with the ground loop.

Still pretty simple. My 11 year old could get it hooked up.

[Toys4Me]

I have a Jr. Dragster tach in mine. Auto Meter Sport-Comp Junior Dragster Tachometers 6652 - SummitRacing.com

[Bazooo guy]

If you want a real tach (analog) for the 4 stroke twin i think this would work on a briggs

Custom Mini Electronic Tachometer Gauge for Harley | eBay

Or this one that uses an inductive pickup

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/equ-8068

[Obsessed]

Tiny tach is a good option, plus gives an hour meter for a machine that may not already have one. We use them too.

Tim

[tattooman]

Thanks to everyone for all the information. I think that will p.m. Tim and see if he sells one.

[tattooman]

One more thing, may sound stupid, which cylinder is the #1. Front or back cylinder?

[eddieb1965]

Looking straight at your recoil it will be the left one.

[thebuggyman1]

One more thing, may sound stupid, which cylinder is the #1. Front or back cylinder?

Tiny Tach is one of many different manufacturers that make spark plug wire triggered "Tach w/hour meter combo".
They all work the same way, they sense the pulse to the spark plug. There are usually different settings for 2 stroke (spark on each revolution), and 4 stroke (spark every other revolution), ....BUT, most of our 4 stroke motors still spark on every revoution because they are triggered off the flywheel.
I have been buying these Cabela's: Trail Tech TTO Tach/Hour Meter
and they have a simple one wire hook up.

[Bazooo guy]

So the tach should be set as a 2 stroke on some 4 stroke briggs engines.

[laduece]

If you like the Equus 8068 here is the best price I have found. I just got mine.
Equus 8068 Tachometer - White Dial : Amazon.com : Automotive

[thebuggyman1]

If you like the Equus 8068 here is the best price I have found. I just got mine.
Equus 8068 Tachometer - White Dial : Amazon.com : Automotive

That's a good looking tach, and I bet it is accurate and easy to read.....BUT, I'm confused. How do you hook it up to make it read correctly?
Even if the sense wire will trigger off a spark plug wire What setting do you use? The 4 cyl (4stroke) setting would take 2 sparks per rpm, would you run the trigger wire long enough to trigger off BOTH spark plugs?