Date:         Sun, 13 May 2007 15:15:38 -0700
Reply-To:     Pensioner <al_knoll@PACBELL.NET>
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From:         Pensioner <al_knoll@PACBELL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Odd-ometer repair
Comments: cc: Dan Fleming <ddffpc@cox.net>
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--- Maggie Dew <wildebus@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> I stopped to fill the tank today ($3.39 a gallon!) and punched the trip
> meter to take it back to zero.  I wrote down the mpg from the previous
tank
> and noted it seemed a little low.  After driving across town, I looked
down
> to see that the odometer hadn't changed and the trip meter was still on
> zero.  The speedo is working though.  I tried the reset button a couple
more
> times - once at a stop and once while moving.  No change.
>
> Question one - what is the problem?  Question two - how do I check it
and/or
> fix it?  Thanks.

Hola Mags!  Just back from Cinco de Mayo time in Central Mexico.  Sorry to
hear of your plight.  The Speedometer and Odometer are two different
instruments in the same housing.  The odometer is gear coupled to the number
wheels and the reset mechanism has a press-on gear that often gang agley.

Since your speedo is not a syncro speedo with it's odd drive ratio, it may
be cheaper to buy a known good speedo to replace it.  I copied Dan Fleming
on this note.  He has several for sale.

tiotimteo el viejo viajero