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The joys of old cars.
The El Camino turned 349,000 miles on the way to work this morning. The speedometer has been bouncing a lot and I just learned to ignore it. Now it is starting to squall at highway speeds. It is either the cable or the speedometer. I replaced the cable back about 150,000 miles ago. I can look it up but it does not matter much. Last time I just went to a parts store and got one from stock. ow they have to order it in and I can pick it up tonight. It is a goofy two part cable and about 80 inches long. The first counter guy was the beginner. He found a cable that was 4 inches long. I am real sure I need about 80 inches. The next one he found was 120 inches. Oh come on. 10 feet of cable!
Finally the manager had to help. I took him outside to show him my car because he was trying to convince me it had a transducer in between the cables. In the end about 30 bucks and I am set. The pain in the butt part is taking the speedometer out and swapping the cable. Weekend project number one.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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