I am a little confused, what is a counter box and what years did the cars
have them.
James Nazarian
'71 B roadster
'71 BGT rust free and burnt orange
'74 BGT going by-by soon
'63 Buick 215
On Thu, 4 Nov 1999, Steve Conley wrote:
> 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
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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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