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Old Aug 1, 2012 | 03:10 PM
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After market speedo - T56 trans...

I have an electric speedometer that I'm not sure how to wire to my T56 trans,
It's an Aurora/AutoLoc speedometer. I know it's low quality China stuff, but that's what I have for now. The Auto Loc mounting instructions only show how to wire against a 3 wire hall effect sensor, but as far as I have understood, the T56 transmission don't have a hall effect sensor, just a 2 wire VSS sensor...?
Here's what their instructions says:

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So how du I wire the two VSS wires to the Speedometer?
My suggestion:
-red wire from the speedo to +12V
-black wire from speedo spliced in 2 with 1 wire to ground and 1 to VSS.
-White wire from speedo to VSS.

Does it matter which of the two VSS wires that goes to ground? The VSS pigtail has GM correct yellow and purple wires.

I have tried the AutoLoc customer support, but they didn't understand my question at all. Is it me that's in the fog here?

The car is not a third gen Camaro/Firebird, by the way...
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Old Aug 1, 2012 | 04:02 PM
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Re: After market speedo - T56 trans...

Originally Posted by Hotrodder
mounting instructions only show how to wire against a 3 wire hall effect sensor, but as far as I have understood, the T56 transmission don't have a hall effect sensor, just a 2 wire VSS sensor...?
Here's what their instructions says: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ter_wiring.jpg
It's still a hall effect sensor.

So how du I wire the two VSS wires to the Speedometer?
My suggestion:
-red wire from the speedo to +12V
-black wire from speedo spliced in 2 with 1 wire to ground and 1 to VSS.
-White wire from speedo to VSS.
That would leave your VSS unpowered. A speedo isn't going to receive a valid signal by the Hall switching ground. See attached.

Does it matter which of the two VSS wires that goes to ground? The VSS pigtail has GM correct yellow and purple wires.
Doesn't matter; it will take + and signal out either way.
I have tried the AutoLoc customer support, but they didn't understand my question at all. Is it me that's in the fog here?
The car is not a third gen Camaro/Firebird, by the way...
I believe it. Now that it's stopped raining here, probably. Yes it is.
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Old Aug 2, 2012 | 01:20 AM
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Re: After market speedo - T56 trans...

Ok, So do you mean I have to mount the hall effect sensor to the T56 transmission? Where does is mount?
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