[DeTomaso] Speedo noise

[Dave]

Completely agree!
IndyDave

Been there, done that and got a free tee shirt! TWICE


From: michael at michaelshortt.com [mailto:michael at michaelshortt.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 5:12 PM
To: Don Franck
Cc: MikeLDrew at aol.com; detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Speedo noise

You need to check your cable routing, a new cable should not need any lube.

Michael


On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 5:03 PM, Don Franck <panteradon at gmail.com<mailto:panteradon at gmail.com>> wrote:
Well crap.

OK, let me try again.

Drove the car with everything hooked up and the speeddo made a very loud noise.

I disconnected the cable at the speedo, drove around the block.  NO noise!!!

This is a new cable!!!

I then sprayed dry spray into the end of the speed, reconnected the cable and NO NOISE.

Sorry for my poor communication!!!

Don

On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 3:35 PM, <MikeLDrew at aol.com<mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com>> wrote:

In a message dated 12/11/13 12 26 10, panteradon at gmail.com<mailto: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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