Topic: cluster swap

[LD]

ok i have searched but cant find anything. When switching to a sr5 cluster do i haveto run a wire for the volt guage or is it good to go just plug it in. And I found the pinout numbers showing sr5 and dlx and the pinout numbers are not all the same how does it still work when i swap it out.  Hope you guys know what I am trying to say.    

[DanGT86]

I switched from a 90 4cyl cluster to a v6 cluster from a 4runner at the junkyard.  Everything worked accept for the oil pressure indicator.  It is pegged all of the time on the new cluster. I figured the 4cyl didnt have a sender for a gauge with any range.  Just an idiot light. The only thing weird I had to do was turn the adjuster for the tach to be right. 

[gtoyonrocks]

I don't mean to hi jack but how exactly do you turn the adjuster on a toyota tach?

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You have to swap out the oil pressure sender or you will burn up the oil pressure gauge. You adjust the toyota tach you take it apart and there is a lil spring/arm you move IIRC. You might also have to wire in for the tachometer. And if your a auto you might have to swap some wires for the volt meter to work right.

[gtoyonrocks]

My truck has a 4cl cluster in it with a tach, it's factory but the tach is off by about 1000 rpms.

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v6 cluster maybe.

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http://www.yotatech.com/f116/tachometer-adjustment-screw-177658/ there you go thats how you adjust.

[gtoyonrocks]

Sweet... Thanks bro...

[gtoyonrocks]

Looks pretty simple. I am going to try this out as soon as I get home.

[LD [OP]]

I know about the oil sender and tach. Thats it though. Seems to simple

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thats it. I have a 87 base modle got a sr5 cluster put in the oil pressure sender and wired up a tachometer every thing works fine.

[83MT]

Really depends on the year of your truck...

[LD [OP]]

well mines a 86. So lets hope everything works that easy. I should be getting the cluster soon so i will let you guys know how it goes

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is your truck efi or carb? and what is the cluster from?

[LD [OP]]

Efi

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both efi then you should be golden.

[LD [OP]]

Here it is I got it yesterday from Bog-toy hooked it up today i got lucky it had a wire ran all the way to the plug for the tach and all i had to do is plug it in and go. Need to get a new oil sender i have the old one unplugged tell tomorrow. Looks alot better than the old one. I also ordered a bearing kit for my 3rd member but when i got it apart the previous owner swapped a v6 3rd in and I was not aware of that so had to take them back and get v6 bearings so my rig sits in pieces tell tuesday.  

Heres a pic of the 4cyl and the v6 pinion bearing. A little bigger

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oil senders are spendy from $35-70 from what I found out new. Go to the junkyard and get a used one.

[LD [OP]]

Thats what im planning on doing. But its been hot here so im going tomorrow morning when its cool