Listers,
Barney Gaylord suggests that the speedometer may be at fault. I would tend
to agree, however, David stated that the speedometer also fluctuated. I had
a similar problem and went about "shot-gunning" parts. Started with the
odometer cable (didn't fix it). Next, the speedometer adaptor ($60 bucks
from Moss) also didn't fix it. I then bought a new speedometer from Ebay,
that didn't fix it either!
Finally I removed the housing that connects from the transmission to the
speedometer adaptor. Low and behold, the small gear within it had come lose
(slightly) from its small metal bar. I used a high temperature epoxy and
"welded" it back together.
Problem has not returned since! Mileage is almost dead on and I was able to
eliminate the fluctuations at speeds.
Barney, it's very difficult to disagree with someone as knowledgeable as
yourself. So, I will not disagree with you at all! Instead, I suggest that
David might also want to look into the internal gearing before spending $$$
elsewhere. All told, I spent about $150 dollars only to realize that 10
cents actually fixed my Little British Car. No big deal, I guess it was fun
to have a reason to crawl under her.
You all drive safely!
Regards,
Dennis Berman
444.8352
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>Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 18:08:12 -0600
>From: David Councill <dcouncil@imt.net>
>Subject: gas problem solved
>
>A week or so ago, I mentioned that I was still fiddling with my recently
>restored 72B in hopes of improving its poor gas mileage. It was running at
>12 mpg but various tweakings brought it up to maybe 17-18 mpg. I figured it
>should be more like 21-22 for almost all city driving. I finally figured
>out the problem - solved yes, but not fixed yet.
>
>...So now I have to figure out how to get a more accurate speedometer. The
>present one runs steady except between maybe 40-50 mph it tends to bounce
>plus or minus 10 mph. ...
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