Ok..speedo works better than ever. The connector was installed at the tranny but the inner cable did not make it into the gear head as when screwing the connector on, without making sure the center part of the cable made it into the recepticle, it backed off because of internal slack in the cable. I may need a new cable later but remember that the speedometer started to be a bit erratic before the tranny change. Now the connection is complete and secure: the speedometer works almost like new. Frustrating as it is like doing a document...cross all the "T"'s...dot the "I"'s....make sure all connections are connected. THANKS to all and MOPARTS for all the input.