Date:         Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:07:03 -0500
Reply-To:     Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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From:         Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: Odometer failed, any advice?
Comments: To: "dhanson@gorge.net" <dhanson@GORGE.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <12cf5d6aa9d24bf88c2f75e7a1aa4901.dhanson@gorge.net>
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Some will tell you that you can fix this yourself. I'm good with
stuff, and was never successful in this. Replacements are no longer
available at the dealer (and cost about $160 the last time I got one.)
You can send it to Overseas Speedometer in Texas <http://www.overseasspeedometer.com/
 >, and they'll repair it (normally about $85 plus shipping).


On Jan 22, 2009, at 1:29 PM, dhanson@gorge.net wrote:

>  As the subject line states, just yesterday after I tried to Zero
> out the tripmeter on my 84s'
> odometer, it now no longer works.  For some time, it's been a little
> "touchy" when you push in on
> the button to roll the trip meter back to zero...kinda catches and
> doesn't always move all the
> digits exactly to the right place. With a little 'finessing' I could
> coax in into functioning until
> now.  A few times, it counted off a few tenths and then stalled(the
> trip meter) but the main odo
> continued to chalk up the miles. With some fiddling, I could get the
> tripmeter working. Now, neither
> the tripmeter or the main mileage counter (currently reads 295183)
> moves at all.  The speedo still
> works properly.  Pushing the Reset Button does not move the mile
> counters in the slightest anymore.