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| morehills |
 May 1 2026, 05:53 AM
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I needed a new speedometer cable. Aside from pulling up some carpet and exposing the tunnel run, I thought it would be a simple job. Maybe an hour. When I got into it I found that the prior owner had wrapped the old speedo cable into the harness and run it back past the shifter with friction tape wound all the way up under the dash. Hours later, I'd removed the old wrapping and run the new cable into the proper spot down the tunnel. Then when it was all ready to connect I learned that the new cable I installed was sent with a defective end near the transmission link. As in not at all. It was loose in the shipping bag. Argh. That was my mistake for assuming the new part was good.
I'm sure there are worse stories of prior owner knuckle-head moves, but this one cost me hours of time, plenty of filth, and some real knuckle skin. |
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