Can I use a c60 diesel tach on a 6.2 diesel?

[m1028cucv]

I’ve been trying to find information but I just can’t. I’ve also tried to get a yes or no answer but I just can’t my question is can I get a gauge cluster with a 4000 RPM diesel tach from an 81 through 87 medium duty Chevy dump truck with the caterpillar diesel or Detroit diesel and put it in a 6.2 and plug it in and have it read correctly? It seems like none of those engines use the alternator output

 

[bucket]

In the gas trucks, the tach has it's own harness. I can only assume a diesel tach would be the same. So you would wire the tach to wherever you would get the signal on a 6.2 diesel.

 

[Turbo4whl]

Do you have a CUCV alternator?

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The Cat engine is most likely a 6 cylinder. Early Detroit 2 strokes have a mechanical tach drive. Not sure about the newer MD truck Detroits.

Or something like this:

https://www.4btswaps.com/threads/4bd1t-tachometer-pickup-install.15667/

 

[m1028cucv]

Do you have a CUCV alternator?

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The Cat engine is most likely a 6 cylinder. Early Detroit 2 strokes have a mechanical tach drive. Not sure about the newer MD truck Detroits.

Or something like this:

https://www.4btswaps.com/threads/4bd1t-tachometer-pickup-install.15667/

Yes I do have a cucv alternator I just really want a factory tach if that’s even possible

 

[Turbo4whl]

Then I would hook a tach/dwell meter up to that tach pin and see what reading you get. The factory GM tach's have 3 wires. Positive, ground and a wire to the coil. I have not dealt with a CUCV alternator, but that pin on the alt. must have a pulse signal.