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Old 05-06-2012, 09:14 PM   #1
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ok so now that I have no speedo, what do I have to do to get one working again?
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Old 05-06-2012, 10:03 PM   #2
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Old 05-06-2012, 10:05 PM   #3
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New mechanicle speedometer drive solution on ls1 tech been keeping an eye on this thread shoulda be cheaper than the adaptor that street and performance sells cable x and their are some threads on here that have converted their speedo heads to a late model units
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Old 05-07-2012, 11:44 AM   #4
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ok so now that I have no speedo, what do I have to do to get one working again?
You have a square body right? A speedo from an '88-'90 Suburban or Blazer will work and they're electric.
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Old 05-07-2012, 06:53 PM   #5
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You have a square body right? A speedo from an '88-'90 Suburban or Blazer will work and they're electric.
cool....now I have to find one of those....and how do you hook that up???
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Old 05-07-2012, 08:23 PM   #6
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try lookin for a 88-91 suburban/blazer gauge cluster on ebay. or try car-part.com
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Old 05-08-2012, 11:28 AM   #7
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On the 90-91 cluster, you just run a wire from the back of the cluster to the PCM speedometer output. Easy peasy.
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Old 05-08-2012, 11:32 AM   #8
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On the 90-91 cluster, you just run a wire from the back of the cluster to the PCM speedometer output. Easy peasy.
ok....I was checking my harness and it has a wire for that, so it's all good...
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