Welcome to both of you 2 new guys.
There are many good folks here that go out of their way to help and there some things that I ask you keep in mind.
FIRST - DO NOT CUT ANY WIRES UNTILL YOU HAVE DONE ALL YOUR RESEARCH FIRST. A GOOD OR WILD GUESS WILL GET YOU IN TROUBLE.
SECOND - READ, READ, READ AND USE THE SEARCH BUTTON. YOUR PROBABLY NOT THE FIRST ONE TO ASK THE QUESTION YOUR GONNA ASK, SO PLEASE, DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE ASKING.
THIRD - YOU BUSSES MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE A BODY CONTROL MODULE. IT IS UP TP YOU TO FIND OUT THIS ANSWER, DO YOU HAVE ONE? IF YOUR GONNA PLAY WITH THE WIRING THEN YOU BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON...
LASTLY - YOUR BUSSES WILL HAVE INTERLOCKS AND YOUR GONNA WANT TO REMOVE THEM...ASK/SEARCH BUTTON FIRST AND SEE IF ANYONE HAS ALREADY DONE THIS, READ SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT TO DO.
AND WELCOME TO THE SKOOLIE MADNESS!
Definitely not rushing into wire cutting.
broken speedometer - this should be getting its speed signal from the allison transmission.. the signal goes into the ECM which then sends it to the gauge cluster over the data link..
if you plan to keep this bus a long time, I would invest in a Nexiq USBlink clone and download the free software from Navistar... the software works on all Non-Maxxforce engines.. so as long as your DT466 doesnt have Maxxforce badging on it then the free software works.. you could then see if the speed signal is getting into the ECM or if its getting lost before hand..
Why the clone version and not the actual Nexiq USB link 2? The Nexiq is on Prime day special at around $230 and I haven't found anywhere to buy a clone yet.
My engine is not a maxxforce
normally the regular nexiq is $750 and the clone is $250 or under
I have the real one i got 8 years ago and it works like a champ.. so yes if you found the real USBlink 2 for that price then I say get it.
I found his link on Amazon. It was the real one. I used a $50 gift card, and ordered one for $180 just now lmao.
Now I need to get Windows 7 installed on an older laptop to use it.
I run servicemaxx on windows 10