[DeTomaso] Speedometer

Sean Korb spkorb at gmail.com
Wed Jun 16 13:59:30 EDT 2010


I can't seem to find a catalog item for that less than $99.  Is there
a discount page?  It's still not that expensive in the scheme of
things...

Thanks,
sean

On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 9:20 AM, Dave McManus <dave at damardirect.com> wrote:
> Try Wilkinson, about $65.
> IndyDave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MikeLDrew at aol.com [mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 3:03 AM
> To: gudmundfroiland at yahoo.no; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Speedometer
>
>
> In a message dated 6/15/10 23 52 10, gudmundfroiland at yahoo.no writes:
>
>
>> I have an annoying ticking sound in my speedometer. It is ticking more
>> when driving slow, seems like it disappears with higher speed. Are there
>> anyone that have any experience whit this?
>>
>
> It's very common--I have it too.   It's caused by a worn-out speedometer
> cable.   The cable can be routed so that it makes a sharp bend right where
> it
> enters the back of the gauge, and that causes the inside of the cable
> housing to wear out.   The ticking is caused by the fact that while the back
> end
> of the cable (by the gearbox) is spinning a constant speed, at the gauge the
>
> cable is stopping momentarily, winding up like a spring, then suddenly
> popping and then stopping again, multiple times each second.   It happens
> more
> slowly when the car is moving slowly, so that the needle drops to zero
> momentarily.   At high speed the cable is spinning so fast that the
> condition is
> hidden.
>
> There's a small chance you could fix it by re-routing the cable and
> lubricating it with graphite, but most likely, by the time it's as bad as
> you
> describe it, the cable is wrecked and you just have to replace it.
>
> I have a brand new cable for my car sitting six inches away from me; Bob
> Benson won two of them at the POCA Reno Fun Rally raffle and was good enough
>
> to donate one to me--thanks again Bob!!!
>
> I forget how much they cost, but they're not terribly expensive.
>
> Mike
>
>
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