[DeTomaso] Speedometer Help

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I might add that you also need to make sure the cable is properly engaged to the speedometer. You have to match up the shape of the cable end with the opening on the speedometer. 

Steve 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles McCall" <charlesmccall at gmail.com> 
To: "Mike Drew" <MikeLDrew at aol.com>, "Trip Owen" <lance730 at msn.com> 
Cc: detomaso at poca.com 
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 12:48:15 PM 
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Speedometer Help 

I agree. I have an '85 GT5-S and recently replaced the cable. The first time 
it acted exactly as you state. It made a clicking noise and the needle 
jumped. The cable lasted roughly 100 miles before it snapped again. 

Being much more careful with the replacement routing, it no longer makes 
clicking noises and it has lasted much more than 100 miles... it is vital 
to avoid any sharp bends in the cable or it won't live long 

Charles McCall 
Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe 
1985 DeTomaso Pantera #9375 
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-----Original Message----- 
From: detomaso-bounces at poca.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf 
Of Mike Drew 
Sent: miércoles, 24 de abril de 2013 17:31 
To: Trip Owen 
Cc: detomaso at poca.com 
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Speedometer Help 

Trip--it's almost assuredly the cable, not the gauge. I'm afraid it is 
probably due to installation error, most likely binding near the gauge. 

Your speedo has a different face from older panteras but mechanically it's 
the same. 

If you pill the gauge and the cable, you can test it by plugging the cable 
in and then turning the zf end with a drill. If the speedo works smoothly 
out of the car, you have confirmed that it is an installation issue 

Good luck! 

Mike 

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On Apr 24, 2013, at 8:18, Trip Owen <lance730 at msn.com> wrote: 

> Well, I got my new cable from Wilkensen, fished it up to dash. That was 
fun. Had to pull gauge out afew inches. Connected new cable. Now 
speedomter is dancing up and down, and making a bad clicking sound.Amazing 
how you fix one thing, and another related thing needs fixing at the same 
time.Questions: If its the speedometer itself - do you'all know where I can 
find one? Maybe a vendor at the Rally?Can current be re-built somewhere? 
Is mine, 88 GT5-S, same as earlier models?Trip Owen88 GT5-S 

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