IMHO your best bet is to bypass the box altogether. My right angle drive
went bad and thanks to a tip from the list I chucked the right angle drive
and got the longer cable for the 68-74 O/D tranny. You just connect the
cable directly to the tranny and it's long enough to bypass the counter box
and connect directly to the speedo. Then you have 2 connections, instead of
4.
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys
to teenage boys. -(PJ O'Rourke)
Steve Conley
Marysville, WA USA
'76 MGB Roadster
GHN5UG393585G
mailto:swconley@foxinternet.net
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Robert Alan Reisse
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 12:35 PM
To: Theresa Rak
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: New Gal on the block :)
There was already a post on this that said replace the entire cable.
Well, I would start by checking the little box that counts miles for the
warning light. I had that go bad on my car so I took it apart and greased
the union that connects the two pieces of the speedometer cable. I also
greased the inside of the cable (It should slip out when you get one end
off and can easily be reinserted. That solved my problem with the
speedometer. Of, course now that little box does not work correctly, but
after 160,000 miles I do not think anyone cares.
Bob Reisse
76 MGB
NAMGBR 8-3559
69 MGC-GT
AMGCR 1325
At 07:06 AM 11/4/99 PST, Theresa Rak wrote:
>Hi all....
>
>Just bought my first MG (a 77 B) a couple of weeks ago! I love it...my
>family thinks i am crazy because it has turned quite cool here
>(Tennessee..USA) and I am still putting around in my new toy. I have been
>reading the mail here on the list and WOW....you "guys" are great! Every
>possible question is asked...and gets answered! I have a quick "newbie"
>question...What is up with my spedo needle? It will sometimes bob from 40
to
>60 with a vengence :) I have no idea how fast I am going. Mine is a 4 cyl
so
>I am not in much danger of a ticket...but it would be kinda nice to know
how
>fast I am going.Does anyone else have this prob? Any replies would be
>greatly appreciated!
>
>Teri
>B '77
>and a Honda "Subdivision" LOL
>
>
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