The Blue Goose

[usmcchevy]

If you want a different speedo cable PM me your address, I won't be needing mine

[67chevy1series]

well it looks nist and cozy in there ,im taklin about the dash bezel!

[oldblue1968chevy]

Not sure if I need a speedo cable or not yet. I think the end that goes onto the trans is stripped. But not sure.

Dont throw yours away usmcchevy, I'll buy it from you if I turn out needing it, thanks! I still envy your LS build

[67chevy1series]

ls 's are cool but no matter how hard you try and old skool small block 327 or 283 with the factory orange looks awsome!!!!!!!!

[oldblue1968chevy]

I dunno, check out the holly shop truck they made it look pretty retro and its LS lol

[67chevy1series]

ya but the script vavle covers and the intake they can never make it look like those although if i had to have a ls i would make it match the holley shop truck

[oldblue1968chevy]

Did you see the Holley truck?

Ok, I need help. Im trying to get my speedometer working again. Its screwed into the back of the bezel and I screwed/unscrewed/screwed it into the trans (3 spd man.) Backed thet truck up, and moved it forward it still doesnt work. Soo whats wrong?

And I also sorta kinda fixed my hood (sticking way up in the back) I adj. it and it looks 'better' but not much the gaps are really close and I had to SLAM the thing to get it closed all the way...

Looking at my bezel cruising down the road does make me smile though

[67chevy1series]

let me guess you un tightened all of the bolts for the hood hinges and pushed it up and then tightened it up then colsed it and your gaps were better right? i did the same thing .

2cnd the dash looks great and my dash is probably the only good looking thing in my truck lol

3rd i have no idea what would help you except maybe get a new cable

[oldblue1968chevy]

Haha, my grandpaw said today while riding with me to get groceries, that if only the rest of the truck looked that good

Yah, It pulled the back of the hood down, but 1 hinge the rivits are really sloppy. I didnt really 'fix' it, I just made it a little better, now I cant close it without jumping up and putting my fat butt on it to close it

[67chevy1series]

hahhaha you aint fat!!!! you are skinny! like me!!

[Hubscrub]

have you checked the drive and driven gears in the trans? the driven gear is broke on mine thats why my speedo don't work. Take the cable loose at the trans and spin it with your fingers while somebody looks at the speedo it should move some if it does your problem is probably somewhere else

[jbclassix]

another place to start with your speedo is...

remove your bezel again,
leave your speedo cable out where you can see it,
drive around and see if the cable spins,

if yes, then stick a small flat-tip bit in a CORDLESS (you want it to turn slow) drill and spin the back or your speedo to verify the speedo itself is bad.

if no, remove the cable from the adapter on the trans,
use a small flat-tip screwdriver to see if the drive spins (if it does the problem is in your tranny)

You can hook your speedo back up and use a chordless drill again with the transmission end chucked LIGHTLY and run it to see if the cable is not broken. Usually if the cable is broken, tugging on each end will pull out half of the broken cable.

Hope I didnt confuse you.

Something to note... your speedo will only work spinning it CCW from the back... the same way the needle travels, you can spin it CW from the back but it will not do anything.

[oldblue1968chevy]

I"ll try all of this tomorow, thanks for the info guys!! I think have a few bad bulbs also, 1/2 the gas guage is illuminated and 1 turn signal doenst flash (only on the dash, the actual turn signal still works)

[67chevy1series]

man you are a big time slacker on pics only when you have done somthin you take pics we need more random shots or full truck shots

[oldblue1968chevy]

Ha, the only reason this thread is at the top alot is because me and you (rick) bs back and forth haha

I'll take pictures of stuff with the nice camera tomorow, or the next day its warm i'll wash it (probably carwash to get salt off)

[67chevy1series]

that sounds good john , i have to say ,I LOVE BSÍNG WITH YOU

[Hubscrub]

Originally Posted by oldblue1968chevy

Ha, the only reason this thread is at the top alot is because me and you (rick) bs back and forth hahaI'll take pictures of stuff with the nice camera tomorow, or the next day its warm i'll wash it (probably carwash to get salt off)

True


It now looking to good around here for warm weather i haven't got to wash the salt off my DD from the christmas snow yet

[jbclassix]

before you replace the bulbs bend the little tabs out a bit and make sure the copper contacts on the printed board are clean...

[67chevy1series]

i am probably gonna need to do this as well

[67chevy1series]

well john anything new goin on

[oldblue1968chevy]

Nothing much, need to be fixing my speedo and parking brake cables

Maybe some new misc easy upgrades to come this week...Idk yet

[67chevy1series]

well lets hope so!

[67chevy1series]

well it seems john is abandoning this thread so i stole one of his pictures from today!

[oldblue1968chevy]

Gee lol

Update Update Update!

USMCCHEVY sent me a speedo cable (This place has some very remarkable people on it!) I received it today! Its snowing AGAIN! So im going to build a fire tomorow and tinker with speedo and guage lights or something tomorow..Special thanks to usmcchevy 2manyprojects va72c10 and probably a few others. Place is a great!

Thanks to ricky for always keeping my thread at the top

[67chevy1series]

thanks john! yes 2 many projects is the man i havent delt with va72c10 and usmcchevy but if i do i will now know that they are good to delt with