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Electronic speedometer help! 91 Blazer cluster (5.3/4l60e)
« on: November 28, 2010, 11:01:31 am »
Hi all, my 81 has been running great since the swap except for one thing...my speedometer doesn't work!  I got the 91 Blazer cluster but I must have the speedometer wired wrong cause it doesn't do anything.  From what I remember from wiring it up, it has 3 connections: a shared positive, a shared ground, and then the speed signal (which I believe is wire 18 on the plug.)  The way I have it now, that speed signal is coming from the PCM (pin 50 on connector C2).  Is this wrong?  Has anyone else used a Blazer cluster with the electronic trans and what did you do to make it work?

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Re: Electronic speedometer help! 91 Blazer cluster (5.3/4l60e)
« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2010, 11:42:45 am »
Where's the DRAC?
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Re: Electronic speedometer help! 91 Blazer cluster (5.3/4l60e)
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2010, 12:21:15 am »
Where's the DRAC?
What's a DRAC?  Seeing as I don't know what it is maybe that's my problem lol

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Re: Electronic speedometer help! 91 Blazer cluster (5.3/4l60e)
« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2010, 09:30:52 am »
http://www.tbichips.com/drac/
After looking at that it sounds like the DRAC is a unit that reads the signal from the speed sensor and then sends a signal to the speedo based on gear ratio and tire size.  But I had that crap programmed into my PCM (03 5.3 Vortec) so I figured the computer did that kind of work.  Or do I still need a DRAC?

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Re: Electronic speedometer help! 91 Blazer cluster (5.3/4l60e)
« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2010, 02:20:15 pm »
So you are running a 5.3L PCM? What year is the PCM and harness from?
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Re: Electronic speedometer help! 91 Blazer cluster (5.3/4l60e)
« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2010, 09:16:28 pm »
So you are running a 5.3L PCM? What year is the PCM and harness from?
The PCM and harness are from a 2003, and they are original to the engine.  And when I had it reprogrammed the guy put in the correct gear ratio, tire size, etc. for me.