bill Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 I brought home Steffen's 85 gl wagon w/ an XN6 automatic. God, I love this car. It just handles so nice. Anyway, the upper speedometer cable broke. I have a used one from my 87 turbo. Am I barking up the wrong tree as far as compatibility? Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethx Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 should be compatible, if anything the cable from the turbo might be a bit longer than the one that was on the xn6 wagon (700mm vs. 570mm). please let us know if it works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted September 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 Well, I swapped the cable out today. They are identical. It took me a while because I wasn't familiar with the grommet that goes into the firewall and its hard to get a good look at it because of the brake booster. I found the only way to get the old cable off was to get the grommet loose first, then disconnect it from the cable. Tie a string, and Bob's your uncle. 22-1/2 inches in length. I noticed with the gps that the speedometer is reading about 9% faster than the actual speed. My turbo sedan is right on the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 Good to hear that worked out well. Curious what tires you're running on the turbo? My 505 Turbo reads a little fast and I'm running 205-60-15's. Rabin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted September 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 I am running Michelin MXV4 Primacy 205/60-15 (stock size). I got them for just shy of $500 for everything at a warehouse club. I bought them last year, and its probably one of the last sets made in that series. The new cable is working great. Its pretty steady, whereas before it was really jumping around. The trip counter was not working before the cable broke, and now it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethx Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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