speed sensor

i noticed when i was under my car that the speedo cable was bolted directly into the tranny and that there was no speed sensor there. i was wondering if theres suppost to be one on a 1987 5.0 5 spd, should i buy one and put it in? there looks like there is a 2 wire plug that would plug right in to a sensor. thanks for the help.

i noticed when i was under my car that the speedo cable was bolted directly into the tranny and that there was no speed sensor there. i was wondering if theres suppost to be one on a 1987 5.0 5 spd, should i buy one and put it in? there looks like there is a 2 wire plug that would plug right in to a sensor. thanks for the help.

I believe 87 5.0 t-5's didn't come wit V.S.S.

GTStang.....that is rather odd. It might just be the different engines, but I had bought an 87 Mustang that had the V.S.S.....but then again it was an automatic and a 4cyl. Usually the VSS is located at the tailshaft on the speedometer cable itslef. Most new Ford vehicles have it. I mean it it not a real big deal if you have one on an older car, but I would look in a salvage yard or online to see if your car was suppose to have one

ok thanks for the advise i'l look a little deeper to see if the cars suppost to have one b4 ordering one..

GTStang.....that is rather odd. It might just be the different engines, but I had bought an 87 Mustang that had the V.S.S.....but then again it was an automatic and a 4cyl. Usually the VSS is located at the tailshaft on the speedometer cable itslef. Most new Ford vehicles have it. I mean it it not a real big deal if you have one on an older car, but I would look in a salvage yard or online to see if your car was suppose to have one

Well I will claim total ignorance about 4cyl Mustangs... But I'm 98% sure that the speed density 5.0's don't have a V.S.S. When you go to do a Mass Air conversion it always tells you where to plug it in but there is no V.S.S.. You just buy the sensor and run the wires.

Well the trans are quite different from mine and 5.0. I was looking at an 87 Crown Victoria today just to check something out and it has a VSS....it is a stupid little plastic thing that your speedometer cable slips into, plug the two prong wire into and that is where your gear goes on to the end of that