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Re: ongoing T-5 problem

To: Larry Wright <Larry.Wright@mail.wdn.com>
Subject: Re: ongoing T-5 problem
From: Bill Gullatt <tiger@real-comps.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 21:36:02 -0500
Larry:
Does your cable use an O-ring?
The Mazda tranny (Jatco) comes in the Rangers and anything without a
V-8. Try the cable from a 87 F-150 6cyl and overdrive. It is a Ford
transmission.

Bill Gullatt
"Alger"
mrbillg@real-comps.com

Larry Wright wrote:
> 
> I still have my problem with the speedometer cable leaking ATF through the 
>windings of the speedo
> cable housing. Last year, someone on the list suggested that the Mustang 
>cable is too short, but one
> for a Ford pickup with a T-5 might be long enough; and that those new-car 
>cables have solid, not
> wound, cable sheathing.
> 
> Well, I just got back from a local Ford dealer _without_ a cable. The boy 
>behind the counter tells
> me that there's no such thing, no trucks came with T-5's, if you buy a truck 
>with a 5-speed you get
> a Mazda tranny. I don't know whether to believe him or not.
> 
> Anybody out there have the same problem? Anybody know of a solution? Try 
>another Ford dealer?
> 
> Larry Wright "I can't get no-- Satis-traction"

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