Pre 84 Trucks 1st gen pickups

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Old Feb 18, 2016 | 04:40 PM
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dash cluster question ?

can anyone tell me if the USA first gen speedo came with a speed sensor ?


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Old Feb 22, 2016 | 01:41 PM
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Not an electrical one, just ye olde cable.
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Old Feb 22, 2016 | 04:46 PM
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Speedometer cable with speed sensor in the speedometer itself.
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Old Feb 22, 2016 | 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by donomite49
Speedometer cable with speed sensor in the speedometer itself.
so like the 84-88's ... it does have the speed sensor ?

is this all models of the 79-83? or specific years ? I'm in Canada , so I don't have a US manual or the info available to me

we didn't have an ECU in the first gen here


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Old Feb 22, 2016 | 05:00 PM
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I guess I just answered my own question ....

if it has an ecu , it has the speed sensor !


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Old Feb 22, 2016 | 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by moroza
Not an electrical one, just ye olde cable.
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Old Feb 22, 2016 | 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by slacker
I guess I just answered my own question ....

if it has an ecu , it has the speed sensor !


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For cruise control
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Old Feb 23, 2016 | 12:14 PM
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I'm in Canada , so I don't have a US manual or the info available to me
Want the FSM for a 1983 Pickup? I have 1983 and 1985 FSM's digitally. If you want them I can DropBox them to you.
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Old Feb 23, 2016 | 04:33 PM
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Want the FSM for a 1983 Pickup? I have 1983 and 1985 FSM's digitally. If you want them I can DropBox them to you.
yes please

I have the Canada one , but not the USA one ...
and I heard , once upon a time , that some USA models had a speed sensor in the speedo


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Old Feb 24, 2016 | 10:56 AM
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yes please

I have the Canada one , but not the USA one ...
and I heard , once upon a time , that some USA models had a speed sensor in the speedo


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Check your email - just set both FSMs over to you. Enjoy!
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Old Feb 24, 2016 | 04:06 PM
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Thanks Dave ...


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Old Feb 25, 2016 | 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by slacker
so like the 84-88's ... it does have the speed sensor ?
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Originally Posted by slacker
I guess I just answered my own question ....

if it has an ecu , it has the speed sensor !


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So far as I know.
Originally Posted by donomite49
For cruise control
For deceleration fuel cut. For overspeed fuel cut(a.k.a. governor). For more things than I care to think about at the moment...I'm pretty sure.

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