Speedometer
Sep 3, 2018 | 07:50 AM
Thread Starter
3rd Gear
Joined: Sep 2018
Posts: 3
Likes: 0
From: Presque Isle Maine
Speedometer
Just put a new speedometer cable in my 73 vette and it only lasted 70 miles any ideas
ty
Sep 3, 2018 | 07:55 AM
Sep 3, 2018 | 08:08 AM
Race Director
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 10,207
Likes: 4
From: Newton North Carolina
Welcome to the forum also glad to see another 73 owner as said above check the C3 section out
Sep 3, 2018 | 08:20 AM
Team Owner
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 37,572
Likes: 50
From: Lincoln NE
Welcome and good luck with your seventy three!
Sep 3, 2018 | 08:34 AM
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 28,790
Likes: 819
From: Parrish FL
St. Jude Donor '06 thru '26
Sep 3, 2018 | 09:36 AM
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 367,741
Likes: 24,681
From: In a parallel universe. Currently own 2014 Stingray Coupe.
C7 of the Year - Modified Finalist 2021
MO Events Coordinator
St. Jude Co-Organizer
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '25
NCM Sinkhole Donor
CI 5, 8 & 11 Veteran
Moved to C3 Tech/Performance.
Sep 3, 2018 | 09:36 AM
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 1,857
Likes: 106
From: Sloatsburg NY
Oldtimer
Welcome to the Forum
Like other have said post in the C3 section, it could be the gear in the tachometer they are known to fail.
Remember to WAVE!
Sep 3, 2018 | 12:30 PM
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,666
Likes: 289
From: Spring Park MN
Did it have any tight turns or kinks in the cable? Was it run up against or too close to the exhaust? Did you lube the new cable? It's things like this that will cause a cable to fail.
Mike
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
2027 Corvette vs The World: Every C8 vs Its Closest Competitor
Joe Kucinski
10 Most Common Corvette Problems of the Last 20 Years!
Joe Kucinski
Sep 4, 2018 | 10:54 AM
Safety Car
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 3,729
Likes: 267
From: Austin Texas
Corvette of the Year Winner 2017
2016 C3 of Year Finalist
or gummed up speed-O, to test dissconnect at transmission.
manually spin the cable with your fingers, it should turn very freely,
and you should be able to spin up 20 mph or so with just flickin your cable with your fingers, and see it on the speedo.
Sep 4, 2018 | 12:46 PM
Team Owner
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 38,923
Likes: 1,481
From: Southbound
Cruise-In II Veteran
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Skivy
...speedometer cable...only lasted 70 miles any ideas...
Lasted 70 miles before doing what? Both ends of the cable must be squarely seated (at speedo and at tranny).