[DeTomaso] Speedo noise
MikeLDrew at aol.com
MikeLDrew at aol.com
Wed Dec 11 16:35:31 EST 2013
In a message dated 12/11/13 12 26 10, panteradon at gmail.com writes:
> Like I said before, I don't think it was the cable. I disconnected the
> speedo AT THE SPEEDO, not the transaxle. Still had noise.
>
> One more thing I did not mention (my bad). This IS a new cable.
>
> At any rate, the noise is gone now. If it comes back, the speedo will
> have to come out to be looked at.
>
>>>Okay, now you're blowing my mind.
You disconnected the cable from the speedo, at the speedo. And you still
had noise. That's what you just said above.
That proves uncategorically, beyond a doubt, that the problem is not in the
speedometer--how can it make noise if it's not connected to anything?
Now, if the noise went away when you disconnected it, there would be at least a
remote possibility that the problem would be in the gauge. But I would
view that as a 1% chance at best.
If a speedo cable makes noise when it's not hooked to the speedo, obviously
the problem is the cable.
If you just installed a new cable, did you take pains to ensure the routing
was friendly? I have installed cables in the past in my own car, where
the routing was suboptimal and they made noise right away. Although it was a
PIA, I had to just go back and rethink the routing behind the dash, and
take greater pains to give it as straight a shot as possible into the back of
the gauge. That fixed it.
Mike
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