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mill48 · 10-24-2016, 08:04 PM

Hi, I recently bought a speedometer cable for my 1928 model A and it did not fit. It came with a male connector on one end and a female connector on the other. The connection on the back of the speedometer is male as well as the connection on the transmission. Is there such a cable with female connectors on both ends?

SeaSlugs · 10-24-2016, 08:35 PM

are you sure there isnt a broken off old piece in the back of your speedo?

Bob C · 10-24-2016, 09:39 PM

That would be a Northeast speedometer I believe, it's an oddball and I don't think
new cables are available.

Bob

mill48 · 10-25-2016, 02:45 AM

Was the Northeast speedometer an oval one?

Mike V. Florida · 10-25-2016, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by mill48

Was the Northeast speedometer an oval one?

Northeast made both, but yes from December '29 until June 30 it would have been oval.

Up until April 1929 an oval Stewart Warner would have been installed.

The cable for the 1928-30 Oval Speedo, speedo end was square, the drive end was keyed and round.

mill48 · 10-25-2016, 07:00 AM

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I had the cable you describe, but had to return it as it did not fit. My question though was about the connections on each end of the cable housing. Does anyone know if there a cable for my speedometer where both ends of the housing are female?

Tom Wesenberg · 10-25-2016, 07:32 AM

I never heard of such a thing as both ends being female. In fact every cable I know has male fittings on both ends.

mill48 · 10-25-2016, 08:17 AM

No Sir. The one Mac's Auto Parts sent me had one male end and one female end on the housing. My situation is that I have male threaded ends both at the back of the speedometer as well as where it connects to the gear case on the transmission.

700rpm · 10-25-2016, 09:08 AM

I don't understand your description. You say the speedometer has "A male connector on one end and a female connector on the other". The speedo itself only has one connection point where the cable joins. Are you talking about the cable or the cable housing? I looked at Mac's catalog and the cable and housing they offer is the standard Model A unit. Could you post pix of your speedo and your connection at the u-joint? (Make sure they are jpegs and less than 500k.)

Tom Wesenberg · 10-25-2016, 10:31 AM

OK, that's where I was lost also. I thought you were talking about the cable, not the housing.

mill48 · 10-25-2016, 08:45 PM

So has anyone seen a cable housing with two female connectors for this vehicle?

Bob C · 10-25-2016, 09:41 PM

Is this the speedometer you have, notice it does not have a trip meter.
It is fairly rare as they only used it for about 6 months. The cables with both
ends female show up on epay once in awhile, you might try papanick see if
he has one Leonard Nichols (315) 287-1723.

Bob

mill48 · 10-26-2016, 04:04 AM

That looks like the one I have. .

brokenspoke · 10-26-2016, 05:00 AM

Delux Speedometer and cable in Denver Colo. can make one

Bob C · 10-26-2016, 11:21 AM

What is wrong with your original cable housing? Bert's may have a used housing.

Bob

Tom Wesenberg · 10-26-2016, 01:20 PM

Here's the 1928-9 housing I bought from Bert's when I stopped there years ago. It has the common male and female ends. I wasn't aware there was another style of speedometer cable housing.

mill48 · 10-26-2016, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob C

What is wrong with your original cable housing? Bert's may have a used housing.

Bob

The original housing and cable were not there when I bought it.

mill48 · 10-26-2016, 02:52 PM

That's the one I bought and returned. I have a male thread at the speedometer as well as a male thread at the gear case on the transmission.

mill48 · 10-27-2016, 03:21 PM

Anybody out there know the kind of housing I am in need of?

Bob C · 10-27-2016, 03:29 PM

Actually that speedometer is not correct for a 1928. According to the restoration guidelines it was only used from Dec.1929 to June 1930. It might be easier to get
a Stewart-Warner speedometer.

Bob

700rpm · 10-27-2016, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mill48

Anybody out there know the kind of housing I am in need of?

Yes, but they are very hard to find. Bob C. has the right answer for you.

papanick · 10-27-2016, 07:50 PM

Hay You do have a N/E oval there were used in the AA ford trucks. Let me know if you would need a S/W oval. I have them all set to go. Email [email protected].

mill48 · 10-27-2016, 11:01 PM

Most of the parts suppliers sell rebuit speedometers but require exchange of the old one. Do you know if anyone would accept this one in exchange for a Stewart Warner?

700rpm · 10-28-2016, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mill48

Most of the parts suppliers sell rebuit speedometers but require exchange of the old one. Do you know if anyone would accept this one in exchange for a Stewart Warner?

Why don't you ask them? You have Papanick's email, and Harry Warburton also does good work.

mill48 · 10-30-2016, 08:41 AM

Problem solved? I just ordered the S/W oval from Nick and the cable from Snyder Antique Auto Parts. Thanks guys for all your help.

700rpm · 10-30-2016, 04:48 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mill48

Problem solved? I just ordered the S/W oval from Nick and the cable from Snyder Antique Auto Parts. Thanks guys for all your help.

Good solution. Thanks for letting us know.

10-24-2016, 08:04 PM	#1
mill48 Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Lake Charles, LA Posts: 91	1928 model a speedometer Hi, I recently bought a speedometer cable for my 1928 model A and it did not fit. It came with a male connector on one end and a female connector on the other. The connection on the back of the speedometer is male as well as the connection on the transmission. Is there such a cable with female connectors on both ends?

10-24-2016, 08:35 PM	#2
SeaSlugs Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Central, IL Posts: 3,968	Re: 1928 model a speedometer are you sure there isnt a broken off old piece in the back of your speedo? __________________ 1929 Model AA - Need long splash aprons!

10-25-2016, 02:45 AM	#4
mill48 Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Lake Charles, LA Posts: 91	Re: 1928 model a speedometer Was the Northeast speedometer an oval one?

10-25-2016, 07:00 AM	#6
mill48 Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Lake Charles, LA Posts: 91	Re: 1928 model a speedometer Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I had the cable you describe, but had to return it as it did not fit. My question though was about the connections on each end of the cable housing. Does anyone know if there a cable for my speedometer where both ends of the housing are female?

10-25-2016, 07:32 AM	#7
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: 1928 model a speedometer I never heard of such a thing as both ends being female. In fact every cable I know has male fittings on both ends.

10-25-2016, 08:17 AM	#8
mill48 Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Lake Charles, LA Posts: 91	Re: 1928 model a speedometer No Sir. The one Mac's Auto Parts sent me had one male end and one female end on the housing. My situation is that I have male threaded ends both at the back of the speedometer as well as where it connects to the gear case on the transmission.

10-25-2016, 09:08 AM	#9
700rpm Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 5,902	Re: 1928 model a speedometer I don't understand your description. You say the speedometer has "A male connector on one end and a female connector on the other". The speedo itself only has one connection point where the cable joins. Are you talking about the cable or the cable housing? I looked at Mac's catalog and the cable and housing they offer is the standard Model A unit. Could you post pix of your speedo and your connection at the u-joint? (Make sure they are jpegs and less than 500k.) __________________ Ray Horton, Portland, OR As you go through life, keep your eye on the donut, not the hole. Last edited by 700rpm; 10-25-2016 at 09:22 AM.

10-25-2016, 10:31 AM	#10
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: 1928 model a speedometer OK, that's where I was lost also. I thought you were talking about the cable, not the housing.

10-25-2016, 08:45 PM	#11
mill48 Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Lake Charles, LA Posts: 91	Re: 1928 model a speedometer So has anyone seen a cable housing with two female connectors for this vehicle?

10-26-2016, 04:04 AM	#13
mill48 Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Lake Charles, LA Posts: 91	Re: 1928 model a speedometer That looks like the one I have. .

10-26-2016, 05:00 AM	#14
brokenspoke Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Anderson, Texas Posts: 275	Re: 1928 model a speedometer Delux Speedometer and cable in Denver Colo. can make one

10-26-2016, 11:21 AM	#15
Bob C Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: So Cal Posts: 8,741	Re: 1928 model a speedometer What is wrong with your original cable housing? Bert's may have a used housing. Bob

10-26-2016, 02:52 PM	#18
mill48 Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Lake Charles, LA Posts: 91	Re: 1928 model a speedometer That's the one I bought and returned. I have a male thread at the speedometer as well as a male thread at the gear case on the transmission.

10-27-2016, 03:21 PM	#19
mill48 Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Lake Charles, LA Posts: 91	Re: 1928 model a speedometer Anybody out there know the kind of housing I am in need of?

10-27-2016, 03:29 PM	#20
Bob C Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: So Cal Posts: 8,741	Re: 1928 model a speedometer Actually that speedometer is not correct for a 1928. According to the restoration guidelines it was only used from Dec.1929 to June 1930. It might be easier to get a Stewart-Warner speedometer. Bob

10-27-2016, 07:50 PM	#22
papanick Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: gouverneur n,y, Posts: 2,755	Re: 1928 model a speedometer Hay You do have a N/E oval there were used in the AA ford trucks. Let me know if you would need a S/W oval. I have them all set to go. Email [email protected].

10-27-2016, 11:01 PM	#23
mill48 Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Lake Charles, LA Posts: 91	Re: 1928 model a speedometer Most of the parts suppliers sell rebuit speedometers but require exchange of the old one. Do you know if anyone would accept this one in exchange for a Stewart Warner?

10-30-2016, 08:41 AM	#25
mill48 Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Lake Charles, LA Posts: 91	Re: 1928 model a speedometer Problem solved? I just ordered the S/W oval from Nick and the cable from Snyder Antique Auto Parts. Thanks guys for all your help.

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