I have a brand new auto-pro analogue tach and was wandering if there was any way possible to hook it up on my '02 5000ho x sportsman.If so can someone tell me how to do it,thanks bodean------'02 500ho x sportsman

 

You have to get a tach that will work with a single cyl 4-stroke. They work off of a 6 pulse cycle instead of a 2 pulse cycle like a 2-stroke. I know the tach was made for a 4-cycle car engine, but it wont work on a single cylinder 4-stroke.

 

Hey Bubba where can I get a small cheap tach for my 2stroke.I got one off of ebay for my 500 but it wont work on a 2stroke.Dont really need a GOOD one just some thing to get a close grip on whats going on.

 

couldnt u jsut get a 04.5 speedometer and put that in there. it probablly would be cheaper and have more features. or not just a suggestion

 

Actually you can use a tach/hour meter that they sell at lawnmower parts/repair shops for either 2 or 4 strokes - it has an inductive lead that wraps around the spark plug wire, and an LED readout -- the one I am familiar with is made by SenDEC (model # 806-100-0222), has a Rotary part # 32-9359, reads up to 9,000 rpm, runs around $50 and can be mounted just about anywhere

HERE is one I found on Ebay that ends in a couple of days.

 

I use one of those for our lawnmower rpm setting. The bad thing about it is that it doesnt read fast enough changes for me. Brad, buy the cheapest,smallest tach and set it on the 4-cylinder setting for your 400 2-stroke. They actually read well until about 7500 or farther.