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Saw this tachometer on eBay
Post implies original equipment
Photos aren’t the best
Is this an original part for a 1953 truck?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1947-1953-GMC-Truck-0-3500-RPM-Tachometer/124450092248?hash=item1cf9cdb4d8:g:yZYAAOSwaspfuBPu

Not sure I want to pay that much to find out
But it looks neato
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Oh Cool!
Wild guess maybe an original commercial diesel truck like the 630?
It's driven by a cable so maybe it was connected to the distributor or the generator.
I could only find an example from a 1957 GMC 630.
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the low rpm range certainly suggests a diesel.

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Originally Posted by tomctomc
the low rpm range certainly suggests a diesel.

Agree it's in diesel rpm range. But could also be stovebolt range. Isn't 3000-3500 the working range for a stovebolt engine?

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1970 340 Duster
1990 5.0 V8 Miata (1990 Mustang Gt Drivetrain)
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thats the useful rpm range for sure, but if i recall correctly the redline for a 6-cyl of that era is around 4200. i figure the tach for a gasoline stovebolt would run up to 4500. but i'm speculating.

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My 630 has a dash mount location for one.

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'47 GMC 1 ton w/ 302, NP-540, 4wd, full width Blazer front axle.
'54 GMC 630 w/ 503 gasser, 5 speed, ex fire truck, shortened WB 4', install 8' bed.
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The seller said he bought a group of parts to get the parts he wanted.


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I recall reading that a 216 engine redlined somewhere around 3,200 and a full pressure 235/261 redlined somewhere around 3,800-4,200, but can't seem to put my fingers on that documentation.
I never hesitate to put the gas pedal down hard on my 261 in traffic, but I highly doubt I have ever exceeded 3,000 rpms with it.


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261 / 4-speed / 4:11 / Commercial Red

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