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160 mph speedo install



You do not need a different speedometer gear.  The cable spins at the same 
rate for a speed of, say, 70 mph no matter what speedo is in the car (85, 
120, 140 or 160).  I've had both a 160 and 140s in my car and there is no 
need to change the speedometer gear.   1 being the easiest, I'd give this 
maybe a 3.  The Bentley has good instructions on how to remove the 
cluster.  take off the steering wheel, remove the garbage trays from under 
the dash and the kick panel, undo the speedometer cable (its a squeeze 
clip) from underneath, remove the cluster bezel, remove the screw holding 
the cluster in place and then, finally, unplug the two connectors.  The 
connectors can be a bit of a PITA, but a small screwdriver works well to 
"unlock" them.  Pull out the cluster.

Make sure your "new" cluster has working bulbs in it before you put 
everything back together.  Install the cluster and plug in the 
connectors.  Turn on your lights.  Also check to see if the clock 
works.  Many don't.  They're easy to swap if you need to.

G'luck!

John


At 12:41 PM 2/13/2002 -0800, Dan Miller wrote:
>i just won the auction on the 160 mph speedo on ebay--how do i install it 
>and what (if any) parts are needed?  Difficulty rating on a 1-10 scale and 
>or tech procedure would be great!!  (finally got a buck 60 speedo for my 
>sixteen valve rocco!!)
>
>
>also, can a faulty differential pressure regulator cause these symptoms:
>         rough idle
>         hard starts
>         cutting out after 4500 rpm
>         missing power
>
>the DPR was not putting out any amperage at all when tested--checked and 
>rechecked harness still nothing--300 dollar part so want more info!
>
>Dan Miller
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