[DeTomaso] Speedo question

[Thomas Tornblom]

MikeLDrew at aol.com skrev:
> In a message dated 2/7/09 11 47 58, PersoCaddy at aol.com writes:
> 
> 
>> Hi, My friends Pantera's speedo reads 35 mph at 80 mph on the  highwy.... 
>> Any
>> ideas?  Car just assembled. Tach works ok.
>>
> 
> Wrong speedo drive.   There are several of them, with different 
> characteristics.   He probably has an early-type VDO, which calls for 1610 revs per mile.   
> The later one is for 1210 revs per mile.   The difference isn't with the 
> gauges, but rather the drive gear inside the gearbox.

No, the difference is too great for that. Had it shown around 60 mph 
(80*1210/1610) then that might have been the problem.


Thomas