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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ Name that cable.

Posted by: Cheapsnake Mar 19 2010, 06:08 PM

I'm just about done rewiring for my V8 conversion and there's one cable I can't for the life of me figure out. it starts at the front trunk with,a threaded female connector about 1/2" diameter and runs under the car to the engine compartment. from there, I'm stymied because it was cut off before it got to its destination. The cable itself is about 3/16" diameter. I checked the Haynes manual and no mention of it. Any ideas?

Tom

Posted by: SirAndy Mar 19 2010, 06:23 PM

QUOTE(Cheapsnake @ Mar 19 2010, 05:08 PM)

Any ideas?

DAPO

Not stock ...

Andy

Posted by: Cheapsnake Mar 20 2010, 06:36 PM

That's what I would have thought, but it actually looks very well done vs. all the other sh*t the DAPO did. No matter, it's coming out.

Tom

Posted by: type47 Mar 21 2010, 08:02 AM

QUOTE(Cheapsnake @ Mar 19 2010, 04:08 PM)

... runs under the car to the engine compartment.

add-on

Posted by: qa1142 Mar 21 2010, 08:11 AM

914 911 091 10 "wire pull" per PET

housing is separate

Why?

Posted by: Cheapsnake Mar 21 2010, 04:25 PM

QUOTE(qa1142 @ Mar 21 2010, 06:11 AM)

914 911 091 10 "wire pull" per PET

housing is separate

Why?

Translation?

Posted by: kg6dxn Mar 21 2010, 11:13 PM

Posted by: Cheapsnake Apr 5 2010, 06:52 PM

OK, I finally got a pic of the darn thing. It really does look like a factory install, not a hack job. The cable runs along the bottom of the pan and is very nicely done, ends at the firewall where it was simply chopped off.

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At this point I'm just curious as to what it's for since I can't imagine what I'd hook it up to. Any thoughts? Guesses are good too.

Tom

Posted by: GeorgeRud Apr 5 2010, 07:08 PM

Kind of looks like a speedo cable. Don't know why it would be in the front steering box area.

Posted by: SirAndy Apr 5 2010, 07:28 PM

QUOTE(Cheapsnake @ Apr 5 2010, 05:52 PM)

It really does look like a factory install

Nope.

It really does look like something that shouldn't be there ...

Andy

Posted by: Krank Apr 5 2010, 07:33 PM

Could it have been the OEM speedo cable just re-routed thru another floor opening instead of the front firewall? Seems awfully familiar to the cable I just yanked out.
How about some pics of how that V8 sits in there?

Posted by: kg6dxn Apr 5 2010, 07:37 PM

Also looks like it could be a CB antenna cable. Looks to short to be a VW speedo cable. It would need to go to the front hub. Either way, it should not be on a 914.