Speedo cable for mk1 dash

[filthyjohn]

When putting lovely new refurbished struts on my 343 I managed to FUBAR the speedo cable, does anyone know for sure if it's just a smiths cable the same as a mk2? I could take the clocks out and look but I don't like surprises.

[MCHUDD]

Hi John.
Yours will be a smiths one. The bit that goes into the clocks is different than the VDO one.
Cheers Mark.

[trabitom99]

Hi John,

according to the catalogues there are various types of RHD Smiths speedo cable:

3298994 (3294916) RHD <CH 746066 (some time mid-1983 MY)
3202421 RHD > CH 746067
and
3298996 (3294918) RHD Sweden <MY79
3203795 RHD Sweden >MY80

I've never understood what "RHD Sweden" is for, as far as I know they changed from RHD to LHD in 1967. If you want to try it out, I think I have a NOS 3203795 somewhere ...

Cheers

Tom

[filthyjohn]

Thanks, I'll remove it and have a look. The car's an '82, with the mk1 interior, I guess it could be either of the first two types.

[macplaxton]

I've never understood what "RHD Sweden" is for,

Postie?

[filthyjohn]

Oh aye that's right, Swedish letterboxes changed from the right to the left overnight, leaving many 'brevbärare' at the mercy of householders' dogs.

[volvosneverdie]

Oh aye that's right, Swedish letterboxes changed from the right to the left overnight, leaving many 'brevbärare' at the mercy of householders' dogs.

[filthyjohn]

Dude, 'brevbärare' is Svenska for 'postage-man', I was referencing the Svenska change from RHD to LHD and somehow implying that rabid attack dogs would "sic' em" more easily during the changeover.