[FC] Speedometer Question
Diane Galli
corvanatics@corvair.org
Thu Jul 29 10:44:02 2004
We send ours to Lew Rishel in San Diego, CA if you need a "left" Coast
source. here is his email address, you can write and ask him if he does
Speedometer's.
Lew Rishel
E-mail Address(es):
lewrish@tns.net
Diane Galli
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patten Del R Civ AFRL Det 8/PKMA" <del.patten@kirtland.af.mil>
To: <corvanatics@corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 7:36 AM
Subject: RE: [FC] Speedometer Question
> Sorry...I meant the boot trim...we have a good shop right here in NM!!
> Maybe a mile from where I sit!!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: corvanatics-admin@corvair.org
> [mailto:corvanatics-admin@corvair.org]On Behalf Of Paul Steinberg
> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 8:30 AM
> To: corvanatics@corvair.org
> Subject: Re: [FC] Speedometer Question
>
>
> took some looking to find these ..... I don't know if they are still in
> business any longer. I had work done by Reynolds in MA about 15 / 20
years
> ago and it was good. Problem is that today, parts are hard to come by.
> Paul in CT.....
>
>
> Bill's Speedometer Shop
> 109 Twinbrook Pl
> Sidney, OH 45365
> 937-492-7800
>
>
>
>
>
> Reynolds Speedometer Repair
> 4 Lobao Dr
> Danvers, MA 01923
> 978-774-6848
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Patten Del R Civ AFRL Det 8/PKMA
> To: 'corvanatics@corvair.org'
> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 9:45 AM
> Subject: RE: [FC] Speedometer Question
>
>
> Where Paul...mine has been broken for years??!!
>
> Del Patten...CNM
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: corvanatics-admin@corvair.org
> [mailto:corvanatics-admin@corvair.org]On Behalf Of Paul Steinberg
> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 8:32 PM
> To: corvanatics@corvair.org
> Subject: Re: [FC] Speedometer Question
>
>
> I would suggest that you have one of the defective speedometers rebuilt
by
> a
> independent rebuilder. I know that there is one in Danvers MA that does
> them
> for a lot of the car restoration shops. It isn't cheap, but it is the
> only
> way to get a reliable one. After 40 years, they get tired, the grease
> gets
> dry and the magnets loose their magnetism.
> As for the top boot problem, try using a piece of 6 mil plastic as a
space
> before you put the snap on. That should take up any of the slack
between
> the
> buttons. If your stainless steel boot trim is broken, I know where to
get
> it
> exchanged for repaired/re welded units. Paul in CT.....
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: robert wilson
> To: corvanatics@corvair.org
> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 10:17 PM
> Subject: [FC] Speedometer Question
>
>
> Hello All;
>
> Is there a way to test a used speedometer before putting it in the
> vehicle?
>
> I've tried two different used speedometers in my '63 Monza that were
> bad.
> They either read erratically or go straight to100 MPH.
> There is also an intermittent whining noise. The odometers on both
> speedometers seemed to work fine.
>
> Also, for you convertible owners; has anybody had experience with
> making
> the
> snaps on the top boot secure to the car?
> Several of the snaps (mostly stress points - corners) on the repro top
> boot
> for my '63 will not stay on the car.
> I've tried the shop manual suggestions, i.e. making the plastic/metal
> hold-downs tighter.
>
> It seems that the female buttons on the top boot are bigger than the
> male
> snaps on the car that they are supposed to snap on to.
>
> Scott Wilson
> -'63 Rampside
> -'63 Monza Convertible
> -Two daughters under the age of 4
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