Abel Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 soo ive been tryin on this for a while. my running z is a 7/82 car and my parts z is a 6/83 car my speedo cable for the runner was broken and had hung down and gotten skinned on the pavement so it was junk. i took the one from the parts car and put it on, it hooked up fine to the speedo but wouldnt connect to the tranny for the life of me. so i fiddled with it for a while and still nothing. finally i ended up buyin one from zcarsource. so today it finally comes and i jack the b*tch up and go to work. connects to the tranny like a dream and connects up to the speedo alright but i go to drive it and still have no speed. WTF anyone have ideas? im thinkin i might just get an all new speedo and make my own instrument cluster but then again thats a bunch of money that i dont have. and of course right now its 2am n ive been messin with the z, my dakota, and the mustang all day. everything else has worked well but the z its just not been a good day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woldson Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Possible that you pulled the cable in the sleeve too far in one direction? Did the cable have a notch to match the notch on the tranny side? Did the speedo work be for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abel Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 idk because both of the ends screwed up to the connectors fine and the tine inside that spins went into both sides alright. the cable did have anotch and it was a bit big but i worked w it and it fit into it n no the speedo hasnt worked since ive had the car. also this gauge cluster is out of the parts car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger.svoboda Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 use a matchstick or something in an electric drill that will drive the speedo. there isn't a lot of resistance so you just need something to jam in there that will spin the speedo. spin it and see if the speedo works. if it works then you did something screwy putting cable in. you will see a label on the speedo says like so many rpm input is 60 mph. Usually about the max speed of most battery drills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad-ManQ45 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Since this is an S130, you do realize that there is an intermediate spedometer cable that goes from the speedo to the cable that comes through the firewall don't you? I suspect that there may be a difference in the cable ends that keeps the speedo from working.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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