OKay so i need help on my 85 toyota pickup..
im new to this forum well slightly..
okay so i just got done doing a tune up to my truck..
but since i have got it my Temperature gauge and my speedometer dont work and i was wondering if anyone in here could tell me what teh problem could be..
i have tried looking for blown fuses or faulty wire but no luck
so what should i do i dont want my car to over heat and die on me liek my eclipse GSX did...

 

ok I thot my temp gauge was broken for the longest until I drove it for a couple hundred miles with the AC on. It is always at the bottom. and for the speedo, take your dash off and make sure its connected... its a cable not electric

 

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ya i saw that my temp gauge works it goes a little up once in a while..
so it should be the cable in the back??

 

that or get under your truck and locate the cable mounted on the tranny on the passenger side. once you found it take it out and make sure the key lock is in the right position going in. if thats not your problem look behind your dash like what TITAN said. if that still aint your problem then you need to replace the gear thing on the tranny. (forgot what its called) just look at it un screw the cable and there will be a 10mm or 12mm (forgot) bolt once you take that out you can take out the whole unit and try getting a new one at your local parts store. KEEP in MIND once you take that unit out you WILL LEAK TRANNY FLUID!!!!

 

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thanks imam have to try that because i took off the to get behind the speedometer and it was plugged in so it must be down there where the problem is at

 

There's a inner cable that can be broken,so just seeing it plugged in doesn't mean it's ok.

 

ahh

so i gotta go and take it off again.. okay imma check all that. hopefully i dont break nothing..

 

Here's a simple way to check.

Disconnect cable at trans.
Put the inner cable end in a portable drill.
Turn on gradually in REVERSE while somone observes speedo.

 

all right.

okay so is there a write up on how to fix or check the speedometer cable on the trans?
because i dont want to mess up or anything :/