Gotta take it to the speedo shop. They'll put it on a treadmill and verify the readout and give you correction factors. My old speedo read about 20mph high, but the odo was dead on. Karl WOlz ----- Original Message ----- From: "robot ." <robot_works@HOTMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 12:03 PM Subject: Speedo Accuracy Discussion
> Ok.. the pot the other day about speedometer operation has intrigued me. > Rotating a magnet in front of a jeweled pivot Aluminum disk... > Well, I have no idea of the electro-magnetic effects on Aluminum, so I will > buy that one. BUT... That tells me the odometer can be right on yet the > Speedo off. Correct? > Why I think of these things is in my daily 51 mile commute each way to work > in the Bay area, the odometer readings for both my famed reliable Toyota PU > and the Vanagon are dead on for the entire length of the trip. In other > words, it's 51 miles whichever vehicle I take to work. I have also used the > milage markers to confirm that yes the vanagon is reasonably accurate in the > odometer readings. But the difference in driving conditions is remarkable. > With the Toyota, 75 to 80 mph (indicated) keeps me in the fast lane, top 5% > of traffic. 75 to 80 mph (indicated) in the Vanagon keeps me in pace with > the second to third lane traffic being passed by lots of vehicles. Does this > make sense? > So without a stopwatch, how would you confirm the speedo accuracy? I suspect > there isn't a way but just asking. And how would you calibrate the speedo on > the van? > > tim o'brien > 84 WasserBoxer > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > |
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