Hey Paul,
I found it. No wonder I couldn't find it, my original speedo is an 1184
not 1280 which is what I was looking for. The replacement is a 1000. Well I
found out what is wrong with my original, I can fix it once I figure out
where a spring connects to. I wonder, are all angle drives created equal?
I was going to compare my speed with my GPS, but it can't find the satellites
anymore. Did they all fall out of the sky? 8>)
THnx
Pat
wizardz wrote:
> it's marked right on the face of the gauge.
> I was the one that started the thread just a couple of weeks ago.
> I was reading slow (speedo read under what I was doing)
> I've come to find that most if not all 1500 series spits had the 1000
> speedo. Your error is the gear ration of the angle drive.
> When I put in my O/D tranny (that had an angle drive attached)
> my speedo read correctly after the swap!
>
> So now I have the O/D in the car, with angle drive and a 1000 speedo
> and it reads correctly to within 1mph at 70mph.
>
> Paul Tegler wizardz@toad.net http://www.teglerizer.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Baize <speedracre@netzero.net>
> To: Spitfires@autox.team.net <Spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Date: Saturday, August 05, 2000 10:01 PM
> Subject: remember 1280 vs 1000?
>
> >
> >OK all
> > A while back we had a discussion about speedometers and Over Drives.
> >My Spit has an Over Drive and the speedo siezed and took out the cable
> >and angle drive as well. I installed a used speedo that I got from one
> >of the listers. Same year as my car, but with no overdrive. I finally
> >got an angle drive and installed it this morning. Seems the speedo is
> >reading a little on the high side. I'll have more detailed info later,
> >after I do some checking.
> >
> >My question is, How do you tell a 1280 speedo from a 1000 speedo?
> >
> >
> >THnx
> >Pat
> >
> >
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