will a factory tach work in my truck

[jfroh1992]

i have a 95 ranger 2.3 5 speed that doesnt have a tach. i went to a junkyard the other day and pulled a gauge cluster out of a 96 2.3 5 speed and when i went to pay for it the guy told me it probly wont work since mine didnt come with a tach. i know someone who put a factory cluster in his ranger and everything worked perfect. if anyone can help me out please let me know.

 

[srteach]

95 to 96 tach transplant will work. It may require moving a wire from one plug to another, but it will work. I used a 94 instrument panel in a 96.
I would give you a guide, but I did it so long ago that i don't remember which wire to move. It had to do with power in the plug nearest to the radio moved to the other plug, but I really cannot remember what the wire was for.

 

[CSyd77]

Mine was just plug and play, then again, mine is a 93

 

[jfroh1992]

thats what i thought but i didnt want to take the chance that id have a cluster just laying around