[DeTomaso] Help Speedo Cable

[Mark McWhinney]

There are three (four?) different cables depending on your ZF, VIN, and
phase of the moon.  There is a table somewhere in the thick POCA binder that
can tell you what you need.  I think it is one of the TSBs.  Asa Jay?  Jack?
Bueller?

I just took a picture of the cable ends and emailed it to Larry Stock to get
the right one.  I think the cost was around $100.  

As Mike mentioned, if you have some time to kill, you can save some money
building your own from local bits.



-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of MikeLDrew at aol.com
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 10:40 PM
To: dave at damardirect.com; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Help Speedo Cable


In a message dated 8/20/07 7 52 38, dave at damardirect.com writes:


> Well it finally happened, the speedo cable snapped (cable inside of the
> sleeve).
> 
> My home brew lube job/fix lasted about a year.
> 
>>>Not good to hear, because my speedo cable has taken to squawling 
sometimes, right behind the speedo.   I was planning on pulling that end,
lubing it a 
bit, then rerouting it and hoping for the best.
> 
> 
> 
> Can a replacement be picked up locally or are they unique? If locally, any
> idea of length etc?
> 
>>>While you can get one locally, it's likely that it won't be much cheaper,

and for sure will be much more of a hassle than simply picking up the phone 
and ordering one, as all the Pantera vendors carry them.   I found when I
bought 
mine (in 1989) that prices varied greatly from one vendor to the next.

When you calculate what your time is worth, and the cost of gas to drive to
a 
speedo shop with the old cable in your hand to replicate, it is MUCH cheaper

to just buy from (and support) the vendors...

Mike



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