E-150 speedo meter cable

Ice-Mike · 10-10-2009, 10:41 AM

Hello i just bought E-150 from the year 89. it is sitting on 42" Tires and some mods have been done. the Speedometer didnt work so i ripped the interior away and saw that there is no cable at all

so is the cable straight from speedometer down to transfer case/ or transmission... or maby something on the way some unit???? i have never messed with those cables so i dont know anything about them

thanks Mike

Ice-Mike · 10-10-2009, 10:53 AM

here is pics of the ford

Cuda_Jim · 10-10-2009, 11:05 AM

4x4....N I C E!
It's been a while since i worked on one of these.
Is there a place on the back of the instrument cluster for the cable to screw into?
The VSS, Vehicle Speed Sensor, should be on the end of the trans.

Ice-Mike · 10-10-2009, 11:21 AM

yes there is a unit to screw in to on the back of instrument cluster, im just wondering if the cable is straight to the trans or is some bracket or something on the way down to transm. or it goes in 1 peace all the way.

BroncoJoe19 · 10-11-2009, 07:05 AM

IF it is 4X4, the VSS and cable goes into the transfercase, at least in an '89 F150 / bronco

Ice-Mike · 10-11-2009, 10:24 AM

i found the vss on the transfer case, the wires lay up in to the hood where i lost them hard to see where they go,

behind the instrument cluster i found a wire plug that would fit great behind the speedo meter, that plug dont fitt on the speedo meter self so may some unit be missing that connects the speedometer and the wire plug'?????

Cuda_Jim · 10-11-2009, 12:15 PM

Cruise control maybe??

Ice-Mike · 10-11-2009, 04:43 PM

yea that might be the cruse but wouldnd that com from tha trans rather than the transfer case??'

Cuda_Jim · 10-12-2009, 06:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ice-Mike

yea that might be the cruse but wouldnd that com from tha trans rather than the transfer case??'

If you have CC then there will be 2 cables. One from the transfer case to the CC unit. The other from the CC unit to the speed-o.

The vehicle speed is determined by the RPM of the rear driveshaft. The vehicles actual speed will be off when it's in 4x4 Low if it was placed on the transmission output shaft. The output shaft spins twice as fast as the drive shaft in low.

Ice-Mike · 10-12-2009, 03:17 PM

Ok. the transfer case has probleby come from a bronco or pickup.. and maby the motor... is the instrument cluster maby diffrent??? becouse there is no electrical plug on the speedo meter???