Speedometer very inaccurate, reads low... How to fix?
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Re: Speedometer very inaccurate, reads low... How to fix?
On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 16:33:07 GMT, Chris Garcia
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>Phillip Weston <phillip.weston@quicksilver.net.nz> decided to join the
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>news:7o7npv4dlt9fsoi7kpedcs2dfsgnn7nfu2@4ax.com :
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>>>The needle in my 91 civic bounced at low speed... until the cable
>>>broke ... After replacing the cable.. it's as smooth as a baby butt.
>>>
>>
>> That would make sense. The cable could deteriate prematurely.
>>
>
>Yeah.. It had bounced for the first 2 years i had the car (almost 3 years
>ago).. and about 3 or 4 months before it broke, you could hear it rubbing
>against something under the dash (like the housing for the cable had
>broken open) at high speeds..
>
>running without a speedometer is a very educational experience.. i had to
>do it for about 3 or 4 months, since i couldn't afford to have it
>replaced.. having to guess how fast you're going... i actually got VERY
>good at it .. the city police have a "radar trailer" ... basically, it's
>a radar gun on a trailer with a numerical display that tells you how fast
>you're going.. i always nailed it within 3-4 mph..
Yeah we have them here too. Ours also show the fine you'd get if you
were travelling above the speed limit.
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Phillip Weston
Taumarunui, New Zealand
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<NcOhSrPiAsM@chrisgarcia.com> scribbled:
>Phillip Weston <phillip.weston@quicksilver.net.nz> decided to join the
>conversation on 26 Oct 2003 with message
>news:7o7npv4dlt9fsoi7kpedcs2dfsgnn7nfu2@4ax.com :
>
>>>The needle in my 91 civic bounced at low speed... until the cable
>>>broke ... After replacing the cable.. it's as smooth as a baby butt.
>>>
>>
>> That would make sense. The cable could deteriate prematurely.
>>
>
>Yeah.. It had bounced for the first 2 years i had the car (almost 3 years
>ago).. and about 3 or 4 months before it broke, you could hear it rubbing
>against something under the dash (like the housing for the cable had
>broken open) at high speeds..
>
>running without a speedometer is a very educational experience.. i had to
>do it for about 3 or 4 months, since i couldn't afford to have it
>replaced.. having to guess how fast you're going... i actually got VERY
>good at it .. the city police have a "radar trailer" ... basically, it's
>a radar gun on a trailer with a numerical display that tells you how fast
>you're going.. i always nailed it within 3-4 mph..
Yeah we have them here too. Ours also show the fine you'd get if you
were travelling above the speed limit.
--
Phillip Weston
Taumarunui, New Zealand
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Re: Speedometer very inaccurate, reads low... How to fix?
On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 16:33:07 GMT, Chris Garcia
<NcOhSrPiAsM@chrisgarcia.com> scribbled:
>Phillip Weston <phillip.weston@quicksilver.net.nz> decided to join the
>conversation on 26 Oct 2003 with message
>news:7o7npv4dlt9fsoi7kpedcs2dfsgnn7nfu2@4ax.com :
>
>>>The needle in my 91 civic bounced at low speed... until the cable
>>>broke ... After replacing the cable.. it's as smooth as a baby butt.
>>>
>>
>> That would make sense. The cable could deteriate prematurely.
>>
>
>Yeah.. It had bounced for the first 2 years i had the car (almost 3 years
>ago).. and about 3 or 4 months before it broke, you could hear it rubbing
>against something under the dash (like the housing for the cable had
>broken open) at high speeds..
>
>running without a speedometer is a very educational experience.. i had to
>do it for about 3 or 4 months, since i couldn't afford to have it
>replaced.. having to guess how fast you're going... i actually got VERY
>good at it .. the city police have a "radar trailer" ... basically, it's
>a radar gun on a trailer with a numerical display that tells you how fast
>you're going.. i always nailed it within 3-4 mph..
Yeah we have them here too. Ours also show the fine you'd get if you
were travelling above the speed limit.
--
Phillip Weston
Taumarunui, New Zealand
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<NcOhSrPiAsM@chrisgarcia.com> scribbled:
>Phillip Weston <phillip.weston@quicksilver.net.nz> decided to join the
>conversation on 26 Oct 2003 with message
>news:7o7npv4dlt9fsoi7kpedcs2dfsgnn7nfu2@4ax.com :
>
>>>The needle in my 91 civic bounced at low speed... until the cable
>>>broke ... After replacing the cable.. it's as smooth as a baby butt.
>>>
>>
>> That would make sense. The cable could deteriate prematurely.
>>
>
>Yeah.. It had bounced for the first 2 years i had the car (almost 3 years
>ago).. and about 3 or 4 months before it broke, you could hear it rubbing
>against something under the dash (like the housing for the cable had
>broken open) at high speeds..
>
>running without a speedometer is a very educational experience.. i had to
>do it for about 3 or 4 months, since i couldn't afford to have it
>replaced.. having to guess how fast you're going... i actually got VERY
>good at it .. the city police have a "radar trailer" ... basically, it's
>a radar gun on a trailer with a numerical display that tells you how fast
>you're going.. i always nailed it within 3-4 mph..
Yeah we have them here too. Ours also show the fine you'd get if you
were travelling above the speed limit.
--
Phillip Weston
Taumarunui, New Zealand
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Re: Speedometer very inaccurate, reads low... How to fix?
On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 16:33:07 GMT, Chris Garcia
<NcOhSrPiAsM@chrisgarcia.com> scribbled:
>Phillip Weston <phillip.weston@quicksilver.net.nz> decided to join the
>conversation on 26 Oct 2003 with message
>news:7o7npv4dlt9fsoi7kpedcs2dfsgnn7nfu2@4ax.com :
>
>>>The needle in my 91 civic bounced at low speed... until the cable
>>>broke ... After replacing the cable.. it's as smooth as a baby butt.
>>>
>>
>> That would make sense. The cable could deteriate prematurely.
>>
>
>Yeah.. It had bounced for the first 2 years i had the car (almost 3 years
>ago).. and about 3 or 4 months before it broke, you could hear it rubbing
>against something under the dash (like the housing for the cable had
>broken open) at high speeds..
>
>running without a speedometer is a very educational experience.. i had to
>do it for about 3 or 4 months, since i couldn't afford to have it
>replaced.. having to guess how fast you're going... i actually got VERY
>good at it .. the city police have a "radar trailer" ... basically, it's
>a radar gun on a trailer with a numerical display that tells you how fast
>you're going.. i always nailed it within 3-4 mph..
Yeah we have them here too. Ours also show the fine you'd get if you
were travelling above the speed limit.
--
Phillip Weston
Taumarunui, New Zealand
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<NcOhSrPiAsM@chrisgarcia.com> scribbled:
>Phillip Weston <phillip.weston@quicksilver.net.nz> decided to join the
>conversation on 26 Oct 2003 with message
>news:7o7npv4dlt9fsoi7kpedcs2dfsgnn7nfu2@4ax.com :
>
>>>The needle in my 91 civic bounced at low speed... until the cable
>>>broke ... After replacing the cable.. it's as smooth as a baby butt.
>>>
>>
>> That would make sense. The cable could deteriate prematurely.
>>
>
>Yeah.. It had bounced for the first 2 years i had the car (almost 3 years
>ago).. and about 3 or 4 months before it broke, you could hear it rubbing
>against something under the dash (like the housing for the cable had
>broken open) at high speeds..
>
>running without a speedometer is a very educational experience.. i had to
>do it for about 3 or 4 months, since i couldn't afford to have it
>replaced.. having to guess how fast you're going... i actually got VERY
>good at it .. the city police have a "radar trailer" ... basically, it's
>a radar gun on a trailer with a numerical display that tells you how fast
>you're going.. i always nailed it within 3-4 mph..
Yeah we have them here too. Ours also show the fine you'd get if you
were travelling above the speed limit.
--
Phillip Weston
Taumarunui, New Zealand
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