<VV> slow speedo

[ncoonen at fastbears.com]

Tires: 185/80-13 KingStar radials from Les Schwab in Winnemucca, NV (good story here)
Speedo gear: seems unlikely the gears have been changed but I am not the original owner; it is definitely an original three-speed car.
Speed test: has been timed using mile markers and paced by known good speedo cars

Yup, it reads low...ned.

Quoting jvhroberts at aol.com:
>
>  What tires are you running? Do you have the correct speedo gear in 
> the diff? How do you know the car is going 70+? These answers should 
> point to some clues. Speedo heads usually don't read low in my 
> experience. They usually go high, due to a corroded spring, drag from 
> the pilot bearing in the hub of the cup, etc. Let us know!
>
> John Roberts
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ncoonen at fastbears.com
>
> I have a '61 Lakewood three-speed with 185/80-13 tires on the 
> original steelies.
> The speedometer reads low across the scale. If the speedo reads 60, 
> the car is
> going 70+. The needle doesn't skip or jump as I would expect with a failing
> cable. Any clues? Is the speedo head in the dash just getting old? 
> The car just
> turned 70k miles and is quite original, right done to the worn out 
> front bench
> seat.
>
> Thanks...ned.