<VV> slow speedo

[shortle]

A good speedo guy is Lew Rishel in San Diego Ca. He can be reached almost anytime as he is retired. Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado


-----Original Message-----
>From: jvhroberts at aol.com
>Sent: May 25, 2010 2:17 PM
>To: ncoonen at fastbears.com, virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: Re: <VV> slow speedo
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> Good info, thanks. Another way to check, does the odometer turn over exactly 1.0 miles through the same marked mile? If it does, the gear is probably correct. Every once in a while, the speedo magnet will lose some strength (but not in my experience) causing a low speed. However a good speedo shop (are any of those still around?) can fix that. 
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>John Roberts
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: ncoonen at fastbears.com
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Sent: Tue, May 25, 2010 11:44 am
>Subject: Re: <VV> slow speedo
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>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
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>Yup, it reads low...ned.
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>Quoting jvhroberts at aol.com:
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>>  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!
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>> John Roberts
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ncoonen at fastbears.com
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>> 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.
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