Right here. https://m.summitracing.com/parts/dak-620006

 

This is what you said, and I said in post #3 that no one has any.

 

Sorry, I meant get an adapter and a speedo cable. NAPA has the speedo cables. Ive bought several.

 

I guess I'll try Napa again. Last week they told me they couldn't cross reference the part number that ND gave me. I guess I'll have them look it up by vehicle instead of part number.

 

my best friend is the manager of a Napa so I'll see if I can find the part number for you.

 

That would be grate. Thank you

 

Any luck finding that part number?

 

Mason, that appears to be one really nice truck you have there. I'm restoring a 71 f250 4x4 myself. My transfer case is also the NP205. Contrary to what some other members say, mine came stock (as apparently did may others). I'm not sure it was an upgrade, different option, or what, but I've never seen a 71 f250 4x4 with the Dana 24, they all seem to have the NP205. AFAIK the 205 is one of the best transfer cases. I rebuilt mine with a total rebuild kit (widely available).

More to your original point, I am looking for a replacement speedo cable myself. There is a guy on Fleabay who sells hundreds of them, and I am working with him to see if he can get me the correct replacement. He's away till next week but if he gets me the correct part I will let you know.

If in the meantime you find the correct replacement someplace, I'd appreciate it if you would let me know. Thanks!

 

Sorry Mason I actually forgot about it. I will check with him Monday. They closed at noon today.

 

Mine came with a dana 24 and have not come across any others in 20yrs of Junk Yd scrounging. I've only found them in the later 73 & up.

The easiest way to spot one is the lD tag faces to the rear of the vehicle. Where as the D24 ID tag is on the side of the case. Plus different speedometer cable end at the TC.

The 205 is the push in type & the 24's has a screw on collar.

The 73 & up truck speedometer cables are have two different cable ends making it not unusable on a 72 & down trucks yrs.

Other vehicles use the same 205 speedometer cable TC push in type on GM's and the 2wd fords auto trans don't know all of the yrs that shared this cable end. Just have one made up that is long enough or buy the cable adapter end for the 205 TC
Orich

 

I've never seen a 71 have the 205 from the factory either. My buddy had a 72 and it had the 24 also. I actually saw a 75 that had a 24 and the truck " looked" completely unmolested. Either ford had a few 24's they needed to use up or someone put it in later.

 

Nope, not stock as it is a transplanted 205. The ones you have seen have been replaced instead of the Dana 24. If it was stock, then there would have been a reference part number to the proper speedo cable by ND from the MPC. And there would be drawings of the installation.

 

Okay my cable is 103.5" end to end and has a 20 tooth gear. I will see what this ebay vendor comes up with or I will get that adapter. The advantage of the adapter is that you can buy the generic cable again later I suppose.

Maybe the np205 was a Canada thing?

 

I've found the correct cable on Fleabay, if you search "103 inch speedometer cable" it's the first one that comes up. According to the seller who seems to have a good rating, it's the right one (although listed for an Econoline, for God-knows-what reason).

$58.95 seems a little steep after the prices other guys were talking - the adapter is still only 12 bucks on summit. Where are you getting your cable, and what price do they want?

 

That could be a good catch if the 69-74 Econo's used the same connector for the IP and for the trans end being the same as the NP-205 end.