Since this is the first one of these I have installed in one of these trucks, I need to ask if the speedometer cable will work with the stock end that came out of the original 3 speed transmission. I'm using the stock tail shaft housing that came with the T5 and not doing the T-10 tail shaft conversion.
Rich
T5 speedo question
- charliemccraney
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Re: T5 speedo question
It worked for mine but the gear in the transmission must have a different tooth count because the speedo indicated differently at the same rpm in 4th (same as 3rd of the 3 speed). So, you may need a different gear on the end of the cable to correct that.
Lawrenceville, Ga
1961 F100 Unibody
318 Y-block (292 +.070 bore, +.170 stroke), FMS T5-Z w/Mustang 10.5" diaphragm clutch.
1961 F100 Unibody
318 Y-block (292 +.070 bore, +.170 stroke), FMS T5-Z w/Mustang 10.5" diaphragm clutch.
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Re: T5 speedo question
Charlie,Did you change the internal,larger drive gear, or where you able to adjust with the smaller gear? do you remember which colors? Right now I am using my TomTom as a speedo.
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Re: T5 speedo question
Thank you for responding.charliemccraney wrote:It worked for mine but the gear in the transmission must have a different tooth count because the speedo indicated differently at the same rpm in 4th (same as 3rd of the 3 speed). So, you may need a different gear on the end of the cable to correct that.
Rich
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Re: T5 speedo question
I didn't need to change anything. I took a GPS with me and it was dead on, so the small gear I had been using was wrong for the 3 speed.
Lawrenceville, Ga
1961 F100 Unibody
318 Y-block (292 +.070 bore, +.170 stroke), FMS T5-Z w/Mustang 10.5" diaphragm clutch.
1961 F100 Unibody
318 Y-block (292 +.070 bore, +.170 stroke), FMS T5-Z w/Mustang 10.5" diaphragm clutch.