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What's broken that's pot metal? I didn't see that in the auction pics. Are you sure the hook is broken off the cable? I've never seen that. There's not much of a hook there to begin with. That white nylon sliding that the hook goes into - that's the piece that guy in Florida was having made out of aluminum. I had one in my hand once. Don't know what I did with it. Gave it to someone, I guess.
These units work very well. I've used the one in my '62 extensively, as well as units on a '67 Toronado and '67 98. They hold speed very well, and it is handy to just be able to turn the dial to adjust the speed. I don't think the speed on the dial is accurate to vehicle speed. I just adjust the wheel until I get throttle back pressure at the speed and I am going, and then set it. If I need to I adjust the speed once set. But I don't try to match the wheel to vehicle speed. Before they had speed on the wheel, they just had "faster" and "slower", so that should tell you something about accuracy.
Once set, they hold speed well. My '62 is driven off of the trans and I have no issues. My '67 98 was driven off of the left front wheel. I had some issues with that one. Speedometer needle flutter was one thing. The other was that the unit would kick off if the wheel took a shock from road irregularities. Crossing bridges almost always caused it to kick off.
I am amazed at how well it work for the age of the technology and the age of the parts.
Paul
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