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Re: Speedos

To: british-cars%encore.com@munnari.OZ.AU
Subject: Re: Speedos
From: s883351@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (John Taylor [The Banshee])
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 91 09:18:19 +1100
>| > I've seen lots of bouncy speedos and can't recall any that read way high on
>| > a regular basis. Some read low. Ive worked on a few speedos and I don't 
>recall 
>| > any thing that would explain a very high reading better than wrong 
>gearing.   :^)
>| >  
>
>| 
>| My personal experience is this:  On my 66 TR4A the speedo started to read
>| 80 MPH at 60, a few minutes later the cable broke.  Replacing the cable
>| returned the speedo to normal.
>| 
>
>Anyone had one do this on a regular basis or just a brief burst of glory on the
>way out? I've got one thats had a 5 or 6 mph bounce for a couple years but
>seems to average about right.

The Moke's speedo cable "bounces" too - most noticeably at around 100 kph (max.
speed in Victoria, but not the Moke's top :-)  I had to replace the cable soon
after I bought it, and had to use a longer Mini Clubman one (slightly modified
as the "core" extended a bit far at the speedo end).  Still bounces, so I 
generally use the highest value at the speed limit, or average the reading.


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|   John Taylor  [The Banshee]         Victoria University of Technology     |
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