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Post by oldsproject on Apr 23, 2011 22:02:40 GMT -5
Was a vacuum gauge an option on a 442 versus the tach? Just realized the one on my console is a vacuum gauge and not a tach.
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Post by familyrides1965 on Apr 23, 2011 23:09:12 GMT -5
I've been told the vacuum gage was a quick fix for some idlng issues they had with the cutlass and 442's. Not sure if that is correct? Regarding your original question...since they were on 64's and 65's they must have been an option, but not sure who would order them over a tach...but suppose some motor heads will tell the advanctages of having a vacuum gauge instead.
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Post by BR[] on Apr 23, 2011 23:41:51 GMT -5
tachs were on the 442............. the vacuum gauge came on the other floor shift cars unless you ordered the tach.
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Post by RAM Z on Apr 24, 2011 7:42:25 GMT -5
No vacuum gage in 64 or 65. There wasnt a code for ordering a tach. The tach came with both consoles, regardless of 442 or Cutlass. If you ordered a console you got a tach.
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Post by RAM Z on Apr 24, 2011 8:04:14 GMT -5
Vac gage was used in 66. Console got the vac gage. If you wanted a tach you ordered the side mount unit or the late in the year rally pack. Rally Pack  Side mount tach  |
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Post by oldsproject on Apr 24, 2011 8:38:57 GMT -5
Thanks, likely someone added it or a console from a 66. Good info!
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Post by BR[] on Apr 24, 2011 10:15:59 GMT -5
No vacuum gage in 64 or 65. There wasnt a code for ordering a tach. The tach came with both consoles, regardless of 442 or Cutlass. If you ordered a console you got a tach. I was told the bigger cars had vacuum guages in 65 .... Starfire |
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Post by RAM Z on Apr 24, 2011 10:34:03 GMT -5
Maybe, but that doesnt mean the Cutlass got em. The A body used the vac gage in 66.
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Post by rickman on Apr 24, 2011 10:39:40 GMT -5
My '65 JetstarI had the vacuum guage.
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Post by oldsproject on Apr 24, 2011 17:31:54 GMT -5
Off topic but looking at the 66 interior the dash setup looks like it would fit in a 65. Anyone try it?
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Post by RAM Z on Apr 24, 2011 18:19:41 GMT -5
Its the same dash structure.
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Post by BR[] on Apr 24, 2011 20:16:20 GMT -5
Maybe, but that doesnt mean the Cutlass got em. The A body used the vac gage in 66. I DIDN'T SAY CUTLASS GOT EM |
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Post by bil on Apr 25, 2011 0:07:17 GMT -5
67 dash will fit also. ---bil The tach from the bigger cars will fit also,but the rear housing is not the same. ---bil
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2011 6:50:03 GMT -5
The vacuum gauge did not come out until 1966. All consoles in '65 (including B-bodies) came with a tach. All part of the console option.
Also, the '65 A-body manual shift consoles (and 4-spd B-body consoles) are different from the later years in that the insets on the top plates are gray, where later years are black.
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Post by stan65cutlass on Apr 27, 2011 9:19:19 GMT -5
mine has remnants of black paint only, no grey, guess it was swapped out for whatever reason i can only guess.
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