my speedo doesnt work..

[wildfan17]

hey guys, just bought my old festiva back, took her for a spin tonight and realised the speedometer doesnt work. its an 88 with a 5spd tranny. we put the tranny in about a year ago. i check and the cable is connected to the tranny. any sugestions?

[Pu241]

Is the cable broke?

Is it connected to the back of the cluster?

[denguy]

I bought a new cable for mine a while ago and I had to fiddle with the connector to get it to stay on the head.

[wildfan17]

I'm Gunna pull the cluster today

[FestYboy]

no need to pull the cluster!! just undo the trans connector and pull the cable out that way (it's much easier this way when putting it back together).

[WmWatt]

When I had to refill the transmission after changing an axle I accidetally pulled the cable out of the dashboard end. I just pushed on it and it went back in and it works fine.

[wildfan17]

ok i will check that too, how about this? the car is originally an 88 4 spd, and we put in a 91 5 spd tranny, does that have any influence?

[wildfan17]

the speedo cable is attatched, still waitin to hear if there is a difference between the 88 and 91 tranny and speedo cable... only other thing i can think of is its the speedo cable thats shot

[jamesmc]

No difference that I know of. You can try spinning one end of the speedo cable. If it doesn't spin on the other side, it's broken.

[wildfan17]

im gunna get a new cable, is the aspire cable the same as the festiva cable?

[FestYboy]

^ No. the aspire is a 2 piece cable system, where the festy is a one piece. An auto festy cable will fit with no issues but you'll notice it will be slightly longer in the body.

[wildfan17]

alright, pickin up a cable at o'reillys in the morning hopefully it works

[91blufestiva]

Joe if you want help puttin it in, let me know. They are simple. Also if you are in town tomorrow, you should come visit me, I go on lunch at 11:30