Remember the 'youngest rodder'?

n.c.rodder · March 06, 2006, 04:47:08 PM

Quote from: "youngest rodder"My next project is going to college, so I'll have to put hotrodding on the back burner for a while.

Kyle,
Great job on the truck! Go get an education, we'll be waiting for you when you get done! We definitely need more young guys like you.

Mike

kb426 · March 07, 2006, 09:25:12 PM

Very Good.

grandpa · March 11, 2006, 10:56:14 AM

Quote from: "enjenjo"Glad to see he made it to the end. It looks better than my first ride, and most of them since then

Enjenjo, We have solved most of the problems with Kyle's truck. The only problem remaining is the speedometer. It doesn't move when connected to the tranny. It moves when the cable is spun by hand. The cable fits the tranny properly. Thanks, Grandpa

kb426 · March 11, 2006, 11:41:10 AM

Is the speedo drive turning reverse from the direction necessary to make the speedo work?

enjenjo · March 11, 2006, 11:41:50 AM

My guess, the speedo gear is stripped. Either the gear where it runs on the tailshaft, or the square socket that the cable fits into. That's where I would look first.

Crosley.In.AZ · March 11, 2006, 01:05:15 PM

As enjenjo points out , check the drive gears for the speed-O....

depending on the type of tranny in the truck the internal gears are different ie; both are plastic or metal and plastic

32 Chevy · March 11, 2006, 10:47:21 PM

BTW Kyle is running a rock crusher 3 speed Saginaw so he's basically using it as a 2 speed manual. That 350 with the 'Vette intake has so much torque that he just starts in 2nd, even on a hill.

Hint; does anyone have a 4 speed Saginaw (preferably overdrive 4th) laying around that they want to part with? Cheap? We can rebuild it if necessary. A shifter would be handy, too...

Thanks,

Dave R

grandpa · March 13, 2006, 10:52:38 AM

Quote from: "enjenjo"My guess, the speedo gear is stripped. Either the gear where it runs on the tailshaft, or the square socket that the cable fits into. That's where I would look first.

We checked the gear that the cable goes into and it is totally flat. It looks like the gear is worn down. It is a steel gear. Is there a source for theses gears? I guess we will have to take the rear of the tranny of to see if the matching gear is damaged as well.
Thanks again for you help. Grandpa