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I am most impressed with the number of Guest "Lurking" around viewing all the different threads!! Wait... I used to be one of them for a while 🤐 They seem to be getting business taken care of while we are having fun 🤪

Yeah I saw that as well... but figured y'all were all over that... but glad to know. I had no idea the move was this long in the making...

Welcome to the forum. You have the distinction of being the first 'natural' user of this platform!

Yes I saw some of the other Nabble forums. Not quite the simple, conventional and boring pursuits in life… I realized that “the world is a rich tapestry”

Nice, I was really going to miss and btw I ran into Franklins thread on Nabble support and I wanted to wait until we left.. but I’m shocked that things didn’t collapse for almost 3 years after his disillusioned-with-humanity plan to end Nabble !! But I did like Nabble!! Not sure why he thought it was a failure.

Jeff, that is a very interesting setup for cruise control. Regarding firewall hole, the factory manual does require about 10-15 inches of straight path for the cable coming out of the speedometer gauge… so that’s a good point to ensure all unnecessary bends are removed. The F150 that won best in class this year, you should have seen the speedometer cable !!! I have no idea how it was even working. It was literally tied up in a knot and zip tied near the ignition module.😳

Jeff, I had considered that.. that makes a lot of sense and its really the "hunting gear" principle that Bill had mentioned about on rear-ends where over time the teeth patterns mesh together. That is why Ford factory manual requires you to replace driven gear everytime a drive gear is replaced. In my case unfortunately, the issue was at high speed and the amount of jumping was to the point where I did not know how fast I was going past 60 or 70mph... low speed was fine... things started out good and that is why I would report something here as good and then a week later I would come back and blame the speedo cable I just installed or driven gear... 🫣 One thing I did observed is with the speedo cable installed on the cluster, and when I tried to spin the driven gear on the transfer case end, I would feel some level of resistance. With the factory speedo cable I just installed it was free as can be unlike any of the aftermarket. The cable itself was larger diameter so the inner cable probably had more room to move around.... The only one that came close to that in hindsight was the LMC cable. If I had only done the LMC install correctly it probably would have worked. The Pioneer and ATP options were horrible.

Most of the action is in the general threads and all the sub-forums occupy a disproportionate amount of space up top. We should find a way to move the sub-forums below the general threads or mix-and-match based on most recent activity.

Finally here!! Emoji city here! Jim should have a field day with them!! 💥 Somehow feels very familiar since the top part of the forum with documentation is the same as before. I am not an IT guy (even though most people assume I am, haha) so I don't know why the top part looks the same even though we are out of nabble.

Thanks Gary. I think I've learned from all the discussion on the forum here and my experience that the original parts still work the best. When I started this, I was definitely into parts swapping and replacing anything that looked old and suspect... but I have (I THINK) learned on what to look for when seeking replacement parts. At the truck show, I did feel bad for that young man with the "super charger whine" belt on his flatbed truck. His odometer was broken and hasn't tracked any miles in the 6 years he's owned it. I told him I'd ship him a speedometer/odometer free of cost as I have about 3-4 old non-tach clusters that I took out when I swapped them for a tach cluster.. he declined as he said he was done with the original cluster and was going "Dakota digital" soon. I hope his money is well spent !!

Well I am happy (and embarrassed) to report that this rather simple matter has been resolved and it took about 4 tries... on my 78 Bronco, the original cable rotted away so I tried 3 different aftermarket cables... of all, honestly after I cut the cable to the correct length the LMC one was built the sturdiest (made in Taiwan) and worked the best but I cut it incorrectly and ruined it as it stranded where it was cut. The other 2 chinese made ones worked at the beginning after cutting to length, but I would always hear the speedometer whirring and jumping would ensue from time to time. I greased them very generously with white lithium grease..... and that helped but the other day on my 200 mile I definitely noticed it not happy >60mph. Well today I installed the old one off eBay that came off a 78 Bronco. The quality of build is superior and it has the sharp tipped end that goes into the speedo head. It is exactly the correct length, came with all the factory clips and "bumpers". It worked like a charm. In fact when I had the cable installed at the cluster and I hand spun the driven gear, I could tell how little-to-no resistance it had. While driving I DO NOT hear anything on the speedometer and I drove up to 80mph today with little to no movement just like BB 2WD, and no fussing while slowing down either. I paid $35 for this old cable... but I could have saved so much time and hassle had I gone with this to begin with. I hope the situation on the bullnoses is better on aftermarket.. I will safeguard the one off my low-miles parts truck!!!

Probably headed to a Rugby or Cricket match!! Welcome I counted 14 at first but there are 15. I counted the first 7 and just assumed there should be twice that... there is another sneaky Keg there.

Welcome to the forum! I lived in Atlanta from 2007-2009 in 30318 while attending school. Very active nightlife around there!!

Thanks Bill, sounds like the 1-2 shift valve was stuck when my 1st gear didn't work....

For the C6 transmission rebuild for the Bronco, I am wanting to mimic what is in BB 2WD... previous owner (Rich) thinks this is what is in BB 2WD along with the torque converter from Oregon Performance transmission... How would a kit like this do on the Bronco ? https://www.oregonperformancetransmission.com/product/OPT-C6-RBHP.html