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speedo inaccurate?



yah, its the guts...
Al

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Abatzis" <abatzis2@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: speedo inaccurate?


> ?che? what is this magnet you speak of? and bushings? procedure? does this
> have to do with the speedometer being off?
>
> -Michael Abatzis
> New Orleans!
> 1988 Scirocco 2L 16v RIP
> 1987 Scirocco 2L 16v...
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Allyn" <amalventano@sc.rr.com>
> >To: "Michael Abatzis" <abatzis2@hotmail.com>, <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >Subject: Re: speedo inaccurate?
> >Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 13:28:31 -0500
> >
> >time to lube the bushings in the needle assembly, and check to be sure
the
> >magnet is still centered.
> >Al
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Michael Abatzis" <abatzis2@hotmail.com>
> >To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 12:36 PM
> >Subject: speedo inaccurate?
> >
> >
> > > in houma, la. wondering why everyone is driving so damn slow. time
> >myself
> > > next to mile markers, and it turns out my speedo is reading 10mph too
> >slow.
> > > near as i can tell, it's exactly 10mph off when it reads 60, 70, and
80.
> > > weird thing is the odometer is accurate. i changed out the upper
speedo
> > > cable last week, but i don't see how this could affect anything.  at
> >some
> > > point in its life this speedo has been accurate at 80 mph (i timed it
> >last
> > > year). also, now that it's cold it makes this wailing noise until it's
> > > warmer, and the needle bounces a bit until it stops.  something in
there
> >is
> > > slipping when cold, but again, i don't see how this would affect
> >anything
> > > when warm. if it was a tranny/gearing issue, i would expect it to be
> > > proportionally off, no? like 10% instead of a flat 10mph? on a related
> >note,
> > > maybe this is why i've been thinking my car has been slow x 1yr ;)
> > > i keep saying, but dyno is working, but it just isn't FAST. hmmm.
> > >
> > >
> > > -Michael Abatzis
> > > New Orleans!
> > > 1988 Scirocco 2L 16v RIP
> > > 1987 Scirocco 2L 16v...
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