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I know it is an old thread, but some years later, the problem with the supplier (CC / Paragon product part: 213005) is the same. Could you possibly shorten and re-crimp? Are there any sources for the correct crimp?
Stowing these almost 4 inches more in the car is impossible without extreme bending.
Picture showing the cable hooked up to the distributor with the other end running wild, curious to see what the rest of the able looks like after hooking it up.
I know it is an old thread, but some years later, the problem with the supplier (CC / Paragon product part: 213005) is the same. Could you possibly shorten and re-crimp? Are there any sources for the correct crimp?
Stowing these almost 4 inches more in the car is impossible without extreme bending.
Is the distributor correctly clocked? Post a picture of the distributor from above.
A recent story
A good friend went through a similar situation and bought several common cables from the common suppliers and they did not fit and would have failed.
He went to a cable company and they built him a correct cable that worked and is USA made. No middle man and no dealing with computer jockeys
Are you saying the original cable was shorter than that?
Yes, the original one is maybe 20.6" and the reproduction from Paragon is 24".
I will go the way Gary says. Anyway, I will overhaul my Speedo and Tacho locally here; I hope the same company can make the correct cable. They have experience since 1958 in mechanical gauges.
Just posted on a new thread I am looking for one as well and I believe the current cables being sold are the upper cruise control cables and that's why the length is longer.Suggestions I've seen are a right angle connecter at the distributer and clocking the distributer to lessen the bend.I am in no rush so going to look for an alternative solution.
Heard the angle adapters are not so good and can lead to problems. However, the bend is not so strong as long as the cable length is correct and the ignition distributor is clocked correctly.
I went to my local speedometer specialist at the beginning of the week; they also made new cables. They told me from experience that the original adapters are better and fit better. If possible, these are reconditioned and reused. The inner cable is redone, as is the sheath. The plastic end towards the Tacho-/Speedmeter unit will be reused if it is still good. GM used the plastic end to reduce metallic noise and vibration transfer to the Tacho/-Speedometer unit.
Furthermore, most cables are scrap after 50 years, not only because of rust or broken ends, but because the inner cable is worn out and thus no longer transmits the same rotation from the input side to the output side.
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