Lyle -
Can you just unbolt the speedometer unit from the metal housing and rotate
it 180 degrees?
Joe
-----Original Message-----
From: Lyle Castens <redsfast@bellsouth.net>
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, July 02, 2001 5:44 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] I've messed up - AGAIN...
>(53-3100, 350 small block, Turbo 350 tranny)
>
>I had "fried" the Gas gauge during the 12 v conversion... and I needed to
>change both the Temp and Oil gauges to better monitor my 350 small block...
>After several conversations and listening to this list's intelligent advice
on
>the subject, I ordered a replacement "full cluster"... BUT... being just a
>little cheap (...well, damn near "broke"), I chose to order only a Refacing
>kit for the speedometer, since it was functioning properly prior to "rehab"
>and only needed some clean-up and new decals... Since the all the parts
were
>"in stock", I began immediate disassembly and prep of the speedo... then
had
>to put it aside for almost 45 days for the "supposedly in stock" parts to
>arrive.
>
>Now, that I'm finally reassembling the speedo, I guess I've completely lost
my
>memory, or I didn't pay enough attention to detail during disassembly -
seems
>now that the shaft for the needle operates in reverse (90 mph to 0) rather
>than the correct way... Tension on the spring for this shaft is "tight",
when
>physically turned to "normal Zero mph", and when completely "relaxed"
tension,
>spring rotates shaft into "90 mph" position (all these views are looking at
>the speedo assembly from the front, as you normally would if mounted in the
>dash)... This is confirmed when running "through" the speedo cable with a
>drill on the transmission connector... What am I missing here - Did the
>transmission that fell on my head really do some damage... am I having one
of
>my daughter's "blonde" moments... or should I just give up and buy the
>replacement speedo to match my other new cluster... My brain is older than
the
>truck - maybe I should be restoring it first, rather than simultaneously
with
>the truck... (as long as I'm admitting my failures, I also ordered a new
>speedo cable... for the original engine and trans... DUH... now I've got a
new
>cable that won't reach my turbo-350... any suggestions on which cable I
>"really" need... I feel that headache coming back...)
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>53-3100 rod in progress
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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