Timing light with Tach. Can I use it?

Timing light with Tach. Can I use it?

03-26-2004, 07:43 PM

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Timing light with Tach. Can I use it?

Hey guys. I posted a while ago about the high idle on my truck. Now that I know how to bring the idle down, I need to know where to set it. I don't have a tach(I know...Bad Andy!) but my timing light has a built in tach. Do you suppose I could use it to set the idle speed on my truck? Obviously I can't use it like a gas engine. If I can use it, can some one tell me were it needs to be hooked to the alternator?

If I'm way out of line, let me know.

Andrew

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