Analogue speedo's...?

[Bruc3]

Just a quicky as im useless with this stuff!

Will any classic cable driven speedometer fit into my Jago which uses Mk1 Escort running gear fit, or do I have to use a certain type?

Sorry for the idiot question!

TIA,

Bruce

[Steve_D]

Bruc3 said:

Just a quicky as im useless with this stuff!

Will any classic cable driven speedometer fit into my Jago which uses Mk1 Escort running gear fit, or do I have to use a certain type?

Sorry for the idiot question!

TIA,

Bruce

Just any configuration will not work.
There may be others who can tell you a specific combination that will work and what cable you need to join them.
If you get no answer then easier to get an electronic one and drive it off a magnet glued to the prop shaft flange. It is then very easy to adjust the speedo to read spot on or just over if you are then taking it for IVA.

Steve

[magpies]

speedo needs matching to diff ratio and tyre/wheel size

are you using a ford diff?

there are web sites with info on this

[magpies]

speedo needs matching to diff ratio and tyre/wheel size

are you using a ford diff?

there are web sites with info on this

Edited by magpies on Saturday 28th January 23:49

[Paul Drawmer]

I'm pretty sure that the speedo drive gear that slips into the gear box is available with different numbers of teeth, so that you can adjust the cable speed/wheel speed to give correct readings on the speedo. Somewhere there's a list of the different colour codes for the speedo drive gear.

[Bruc3]

At the moment I have all original Mk1 Escort cable, and dials.

How would I go about finding what suits it and what doesn't?

The cable is pretty grubby as it was built in 82', but other than that I dont really know what to look for?

Would it be fairly easy to convert to a digital dash? I dont want to spend mega money, but am open to ideas!

Thanks fo the help!

Bruce

[gtmdriver]

Speedy cables,

http://www.speedycables.com/

can make up a speedo cable to connect and type of drive unit to any type of speedo.

They can also recalibrate the speedo to read correctly with any drive gears, diff ratios or wheel/tyre combinations.

[Paul Drawmer]

To convert to digital dash you would need to replace the cable driver at the gearbox end with a digital signal producer. The all you need is a wire to get the signal to the dash mounted digital speedo. Usually wih digital speedos you don't have to worry about the gear ratio at the signal driver (gearbox) end, as any correction can be done through the setup of the digital speedo, by no. of pulses per mile.

This sort of thing...
http://www.digital-speedos.co.uk/cable-drive-conve...

[Comadis]

any typical car-speedo will work...as the ratio of the typical speedo is 1:1 (old analogue bike speedos could be differnt)... there are mainly 2 different types how the cable is connected, a screwed type and like a push/bayonet type.

if you source a speedo with a similar connector you even do not need to care about a new cable.

any picture?