Longer Speedometer Cable needed
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I have the same problem. I've made a couple of trips to different parts stores and they keep giving me a 76" speedometer cable with the Pioneer brand part # CA-3011. I have a 78 F250 with a 400M with a C6. The first one would not plug in properly and the second came loose on the first corner that I turned. Certainly they make a cable that works better than what they're selling me.
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1973/79 F100/350: There's about 12 different speedo cables.
What's the application...year, series, 2WD or 4WD, transmission type?
If you're doing a swap, I need to know what was original, what you're swapping, so I can figure out the correct length.
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I have a 1978 Ford F250 2WD, 400M, C6 Automatic
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D4TZ17260E .. Speedometer Cable & Housing Assy C4/C6 / 73 1/4" long / Obsolete
Fits: 1973 F100/250 2WD from serial number S00,001 / 1974/79 F100/250 2WD / 1973/78 F350 / 1979 F350 2WD.
No one in LA, AR, MS has any.
JOHNSTON FORD-MERCURY in New Boston TX has 1 = 903-628-2513.
GLOFF FORD-MERCURY in Clifton TX has 1 = 254-675-8369.
B.F. WHITE MOTOR CO. in Stanton TX has 1 = 432-756-3321.
WESLEY OBSOLETE PARTS in Liberty KY has 2 = 606-787-5293.
JST AUTOMOTIVE in Lebanon TN has 3 = 615-443-3086.
VINTAGE PARTS in Beaver Dam WI has 194 (!) = 877-846-8243.
Fits: 1973 F100/250 2WD from serial number S00,001 / 1974/79 F100/250 2WD / 1973/78 F350 / 1979 F350 2WD.
No one in LA, AR, MS has any.
JOHNSTON FORD-MERCURY in New Boston TX has 1 = 903-628-2513.
GLOFF FORD-MERCURY in Clifton TX has 1 = 254-675-8369.
B.F. WHITE MOTOR CO. in Stanton TX has 1 = 432-756-3321.
WESLEY OBSOLETE PARTS in Liberty KY has 2 = 606-787-5293.
JST AUTOMOTIVE in Lebanon TN has 3 = 615-443-3086.
VINTAGE PARTS in Beaver Dam WI has 194 (!) = 877-846-8243.
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Thanks, NumberDummy!
It's funny that the Ford part is 73 1/4" long and the after market one that is not working is longer. Your after market manufacturers must not be building them quite right to make a good connection.
Here are the aftermarket part numbers for anyone who wants to give them a chance:
RockAuto: ATP Part # Y806 {#E6ZZ17260A}
Autozone: CA3011 (76")
OReilly: CA3011 (76")
Napa: Balkamp 6151625 (76")
CA3011 did not work for me.
It's funny that the Ford part is 73 1/4" long and the after market one that is not working is longer. Your after market manufacturers must not be building them quite right to make a good connection.
Here are the aftermarket part numbers for anyone who wants to give them a chance:
RockAuto: ATP Part # Y806 {#E6ZZ17260A}
Autozone: CA3011 (76")
OReilly: CA3011 (76")
Napa: Balkamp 6151625 (76")
CA3011 did not work for me.
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Tuned
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I don't know. I think that the after market cables do not have good connectors. We had a real hard time connecting it behind the speedometer with the speedometer out of the dash.
As soon as I got on the interstate, it stopped working (came loose). Crappy connectors?
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E6ZZ17260A = 72 3/4" long / Fits: 1986/91 Mustang/Capri 302 (5.0L) with AOD. 
Aftermarket cables are known in the autoparts biz as fitzall's. The problem is, they dont fit all!
Aftermarket cables are known in the autoparts biz as fitzall's. The problem is, they dont fit all!
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I knew the part number looks nothing like your part number. That's what RockAuto is giving for the part number. Guess who's not buying the speedometer cable from RockAuto.
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i bought the 118 incher from napa in october last year. havent had a problem with it yet in my 76. i think it was less than 30 bucks at the time i bought it.
Part number for the cable i used was 615-1628
Part number for the cable i used was 615-1628
Last edited by 82ford302; Mar 17, 2010 at 12:41 PM. Reason: added part number for speedo cable, was longer i guess
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It might work, or maybe not. Quien sabe?
Ford is in-famous for replacing 10's of 1000's of part numbers EVERY year!
But....Ford did not replace D4TZ17260E with E6ZZ17260A. So if you wanna use it...lotsa luck.
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Ok the truck that I have has a 351M and it had a T18 manual with 4x4 and now it has the same 351M but it has an E4OD bolted to it and the transfer case that was on the
E4OD is also under there. I would only need like 4" for it to be long enough but that just doesn't cut it. It's a 1978 single cab long bed with a 4" lift on it.
E4OD is also under there. I would only need like 4" for it to be long enough but that just doesn't cut it. It's a 1978 single cab long bed with a 4" lift on it.