Re: DeLorean speedometers: A new approach

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

Unless you want to spend a lot of money try to stay stock on the
speedometer. The "new" angle drives are a big improvment over the
origional NOS ones so it will last a lot longer. Make sure you have
the support bracket for the lower cable. The auto trans does not have
a place for the speedometer either. I suppose you could create one but
now you will have to have cables made and get the gearing to accuratly
spin the speedometer. I don't think this is the way to go. A better
alternative would be to replace the entire dashboard and go digital
like several owners have already done. There were a lot of posts a
short time back about it.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx> wrote:
> My experience with automobiles has shown me that the speedometer 
> normally taps into the transmission via a cable with a plastic gear.
> 
> The transmission is always throwing around lubricant inside, 
> lubricating the gear. Speedometer failure is fairly rare in other 
> cars.
> 
> On the casing of the DeLorean manual transmission I noticed 
> a "blanking plug" that looked like a point where your typical 
> speedometer cable would go. For those of you familiar with the other 
> applications of the DeLorean transmission, is that what this is for? 
>