Hi Mark,
I really don't have anything different with my speedo. The cable
conversion is straight forward . . . it's simply connected to the right
side of the tranny and is braced accordingly and tracks like the
original. I don't see how the vibration could affect my speedo.
Al
On Mon, 24 Mar 2003 17:57:48 -0500 Mark Hooper <mhooper@pix-cinema.com>
writes:
> Al:
> The only possible cause would be that the link between the speedo
> cable and
> the transmission was being affected by the vibration. That would
> indicate
> some sort of magnetic follower gear in the transmission which seems
> amazingly unlikely for a mechanical speedo. What sort of speedometer
> setup
> do you have in the conversion?
>
> Mark Hooper
> 1972 TR6
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paula J. Graffam [mailto:pjgraffam@juno.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 5:28 PM
> To: 6pack@autox.team.net
> Subject: Prop/driveshaft vibration
>
>
> Hi Listers,
>
> After converting my tranny(van den Akker) I noticed a definate
> vibration
> at 60mph@ 3000+ rpm. Some call it harmonic vibration. After
> talking to
> Herman, he advised me to rotate the driveshaft 180degrees ( maybe I
> incorrectly installed the shaft).
>
> Well it worked . . . much to my relief!!! I guess it's a common
> troubleshooting technique. However, I also noticed that my rpms
> DECREASED especially in 4th and 5th gears. I'm not sure why this
> is.
> Mind you now, I'm NOT complaining.
> I'm now doing about 26k at 60mph and just about 29k at 70mph.
>
> Does anyone know why I'm doing better on the rpms AFTER the
> correction?
>
> Regards,
>
> Al Graffam
>
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