Drive 10mph faster than what you think you should. My 84 has been 10% over for as long as I have owned it (three years). Lets me think I am driving it at 80 when I am going a quite resonable 72. Life's too busy to sweat the little things. tim in san jose
>From: John Schaper <JSchaper@SCHSA.ORG> >Reply-To: John Schaper <JSchaper@SCHSA.ORG> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Inaccurate Speedometer >Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 14:45:07 -0800 > >Trying to trouble shoot and prioritize the fixes on my new 84 Westy. RPM's >read OK, speedometer reads about 10 mph faster than what it actually goes >(at least per my wife who was following me). Over a 200 mile trip that I >frequently take, the oddometer looks accurate but the speedometer is off >that 10 mph. Any suspected causes or fixes?
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