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| | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 375 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 375 | I hope this is the right forum.
I included this issue at the bottom of a thread I had going with my engine trouble but it didn't get much action.
I just had a 235 with Tremec 500 installed in my truck. The combination seems pretty good from a drivability perspective. At about 500 miles, the speedometer quit. The tranny is new and the cable is new. The speedometer in the dash is original with about 20,000 miles on it. I got no warning, but the speedometer housing in the tranny is now leaking oil.
The engine shop has had the truck back for about 2.5 weeks now and just came back and told me the speedometer head (dash) froze up and took out the gear in the tranny. Make sense to you? I haven't gotten it back yet so I haven't taken anything apart to see what I can see.
what will I see? I've had the dash out before but I didn't take it apart except to replace the chrome bezel. I thought my shop manual would help - nope! Where can I get pictures and/or instructions on what that head looks like and what the parts look like?
Thanks for your help.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | see this tip, click the pics to see detail ... I replied on your other thread, I can't imagine there's any way the speedo could affect the trans drive gear, let alone damage it, the cable spins a magnet, not much there to "freeze up" - I'd bet you'll find the speedo is either fine or stopped because it's gummed up, which won't affect anything else, but if the cable is OK, the trans problem was a trans problem and the fault of whoever put the trans together ... the same shop that's done the engine 3 times supply the trans? Bill | | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 375 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 375 | I don't have the truck here to check it myself. My theory is that they twisted the cable and that's what froze up. The cable I bought awhile back was pretty long. When I installed it, I put a big loop in it and laid it up over the tranny. I noticed they had it all twisted up in small loops between the tranny and frame. I'm guessing the cable housing didn't like that. I'll find out when I get it home. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | ouch! sounds like you should be finding a new shop  Bill | | |
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