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Replaced the speedo & tach cables
I finally got around to replacing the cables today. The old ones were toast & were hanging loose under the dash when I bought it. I was able to remove the collar nut for the tach cable near the water pump by coaxing it with a large screwdriver, & put the new one back on the same way. The speedo cable attachment to the trans was easy to reach with water pump pliers & the heat shield slides out of the way to route the cable without dropping the exhaust.
The tach fired up right away. I took it for a roadtest to try out the speedo & had to tap on the speedo to get the needle to move, but it works too. Seems like it reads about 10 mph too high just by guessing. The odometer is working too. The tach cable started making a clicking noise right away & then I remembered a trick from my 58 356A and loosened the collar nut on the back of the tach & it quieted right down. Both of the new cables came dry so I slid the inner cables out & lubed them with 10W30 synthetic oil. Good to have all the gauges working again. I don't know how long it's been since they were working. It's showing 81k & the previous owner estimated 120k on the car when he sold it to me. Everything has been rebuilt at least once so it's kinda a moot point.
donco
69 roundtail
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