Speedometer mis-match help please
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Speedometer mis-match help please
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I have a 1986 Ford F350 with a 460. I purchased it with a non-working speedometer. Today I learned the transmission has been swapped and has a (VSS) vehicle speed sensor. The issue is the speedometer on the dash is mechanical. Any suggestions on how to get a functioning speedometer out of this mess would be appreciated…
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Larry
I have a 1986 Ford F350 with a 460. I purchased it with a non-working speedometer. Today I learned the transmission has been swapped and has a (VSS) vehicle speed sensor. The issue is the speedometer on the dash is mechanical. Any suggestions on how to get a functioning speedometer out of this mess would be appreciated…
thank you
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You need to find out what the model of the transmission is. Some models had older brothers in earlier years that had a mechanical speedometer hook up. Sometimes you can retro-fit that to your newer transmission, sometimes you can't.
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How many gears does your manual transmission have? Here's a good info page.
https://www.blueovaltrucks.com/tech-...transmissions/
https://www.blueovaltrucks.com/tech-...transmissions/
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4 speed manual trans?
Are you sure?
I am thinking any manual transmission that uses VSS has to be a 5 speed over drive.
Then again does the trans have a granny first gear and you drive it like a 3 speed starting in 2nd gear?
Maybe a NP435 4sp or a T19 but dont think the T19 really had a granny first gear? or either had VSS?
See if you can post up pictures of both sides of the transmission.
Dose it have ant PTO covers?
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Sorry guys I helped the neighbor yesterday building a hay and horse shelter. I haven’t crawled under my truck yet to get the make of model of the tranny. It does have a granny first gear and I start out in 2nd. I did find 2 cut wires coming out the side and zero places to screw in a mechanical speedo cable. When I do crawl under exactly what am I looking for? I’m not a mechanic at all…thank you
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