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Old Feb 22, 2022 | 01:50 AM
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Another Tach Wiring Thread

One of the first things I installed in my truck was a gauge pod on the dash for an ISSPRO Tach, EGT, Boost, and Trans Temp gauges. Whenever I could afford to add the next gauge in the set, I did some quickie wiring just to get it all working. Now that everything is working as it should, I want to replace my existing mess with a single wiring harness to run all of the gauges properly. I just spent half a day last weekend fixing a hacked-up trailer plug from the previous owner, and I don't want to leave my own temporary wiring around any longer than I have to.

When I originally installed my tach, I used little spade connectors to tap into the factory plug like ISSPRO suggested. But, individual spade connectors could loosen up over time, and accidentally mixing up signal and power lines could fry my gauge. Now that I'm doing things right, I want to make my harness with the factory connector instead. Back when I originally wired up the tach, I read a post where someone suggested that you could find the right 4-pin connector on a Dodge Dakota (?) for some sort of light (??) instead of the ISSPRO kit. I've looked and looked, but haven't been able to find the same thread again, and have been Googling "Dodge Dakota 4-Pin Connector" for hours with no luck.

The connector I need is flat and rectangular, has 4 female terminals, has a retaining nub on each side, and has two indexing ridges on the top. A 3-pin version of this plug is used on the map light in our dashes if you are familiar with that plug instead. If anyone can point me back to the original post, knows what plug I'm talking about and where I can find it in a donor vehicle, or even just finds something that "looks right" online, I would appreciate the help.

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