stephencdavies Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 I'm thinking of putting a rev counter on my defender 200Tdi. Is it worth having or is it not worth bothering. i'll have to check that my alt has the w pole 1st. i have a volt meter, oil pressure, time clock and the fuel / temp gauges already. any thoughts. steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Entirely your choice, I fitted one years ago, mine a genuine LR one 0 to 5000rpm if you search defender forum, you'll get loads of info on how to fit it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prith Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 I too must get one done soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephencdavies Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 Just reviewed this idea. i'm not going to bother. i only wanted one, mainly to set the idle speed. it's running a bit slow. i'll just get a hands free contact less one,.they are cheap as chips with the added bonus of seeing your tweeks as you do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Yep, TBH, a VDO gauge is not really accurate enough to read 800+-50 rpm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephencdavies Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 Yeh! i've got enough to think about while driving in the west country. another gauge will just be a distraction. i've order a tacho on the bay. i looked at the reviews and everyone says how accurate it is. it cost less than a tenner. i just want to set my idle speed as near as damn it. i've not really addressed the idle speed since the rebuild. the clever ones out there will say do it by ear. well i cant. i still hear voices in my head....... normally her in doors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cchase Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Steve, I put one in my 2.5 N/A. Mostly because I wanted to have an idea how close I was getting to the 4200 rpm limit. I have a centre dash that came with the truck so moved the fuel gauge there and the tach in the main binnacle. I also wanted to have a clock and an oil pressure gauge - which I have yet to sort out. Thanks, Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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