odie55,
While we await your return and hopefully posting of a picture of your existing '88 T5 transmission (more specifically the speedometer drive connector in the tailshaft housing), let me say "Welcome to the Stovebolt" as this is your very first post.
When you do come back to visit and check on your question, would you take a moment or two and introduce yourself and your truck over in the
Welcome Centre?
Please do add some pictures of your truck with your introduction. If you don't, everyone is going to pester you till you do - haha!
If you need a bit of help posting pictures, click this link
How to add pics... which you can also find at the top of the "Welcome Centre" forum.
Dan