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More on Halda Speedpilot

To: "'Morgans'" <morgans@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: More on Halda Speedpilot
From: "DeLuca, Joseph" <Joseph.DeLuca@wl.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 12:07:32 -0400
Bob,

Good suggestion to search the net for Speedpilot info. another
site I located was http://members.aol.com/CWillis97/haldaman.html
which included info on such diverse subjects as:

HALDA PRODUCTS 
                             KING COG... 
                        WHAT IS A HALDA?
                           AVAILABILITY 
                           INSTALLATION 
                    INSTALLATION OPTIONS 
                 INSTALLATION CONTINUED 
                               T-GEARS 
                           CALIBRATION 
                  HOW TO CHANGE A HALDA 
     THE GOOD/BAD NEWS SPEED CALCULATORS 
                 AUSTIN A35 HALDA LAYOUT 
                    SLEEPING ON THE JOB? 
                  RECOMMENDED FITTINGS 
                      KING COG IN ACTION 
                  HALDAMANS HOME PAGE 

                       SITES OF INTEREST:
        UK Motorsport Retail and Service Companies 

Again, good luck Vern,

Joe DeLuca
Sparta, NJ
'62 yellow 4/4 competition model



-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Tescione [mailto:mogman@rpa.net]
Sent: Monday, August 24, 1998 10:06 AM
To: Vern Dale-Johnson
Cc: morgans@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: Halda Speedpilot


Vern Dale-Johnson wrote:
> 
> While out at an antique fair a couple of weeks ago (following the wife
> around as she looked for Beanie Babies!) I'm on the lookout for things
> Morgan, things British cars , and things sporty cars when on a shelf I
spot
> an interesting instrument.
> 
> On closer exam, it is a Halda Speedpilot "Sports Special" "Mark IV".  SN
is
> 24815 and it has a tag from "Langwell Instruments, Toronto Canada" on the
> case.  Attached was a 7,5:1 reduction gear.  Wound the clock and it's
> working fine.  Seems all the inside gears are OK as well (remarkably
little
> dirt and dust inside the case).  Aside from one trim ring mounting screw
> that had been twisted off, and a rather unorthodox bend to one of the
> instrument mounting brackets, the unit is sound.
> 
> After stripping off the badly peeled chrome on the trim ring (nice
aluminum,
> polished up well and now has a coat of clear lacquer) it looks great.
> 
> Questions:  Does anyone know if the 7,5:1 reduction gear is appropriate
for
> a +4 Moss box speedo drive?  If not, what is the appropriate reduction
> gearing.
> 
> Harder questions are does anyone have a manual they can copy for me?  If
the
> 7.5:1 reduction is not correct, anyone have a correct size reducer (and
> perhaps a speedo T-connect) they want to part with?  Not sure yet but this
> may be part of a dash rebuild on OLBDII.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Vern Dale-Johnson
> MSCCC
> Toronto, Ontario

Hi Vern:
After i sent you that note re the Halda yesterday, I did a search on
"Exicte" and actually found a Halda specialist in the UK with a website.
If you search under "Halda speedpilot", you should find him. He even has
a Triumph factory rally car for sale.

Hope it helps
Bob Tescione
mogman@rpa.net

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