Try Ted at
ALFA INSTRUMENTS & MARINE SERVICES
S 37- 4801 KEELE ST
TORONTO, ON
M3J 3A4
(416) 736-4267
He bought all the Smiths stuff when they closed down in Canada and now does
all sorts of that stuff.
At 09:10 AM 5/23/2003 -0700, Max Heim wrote:
>I would guess you just need to find the missing "twiddler" somewhere, and
>reattach it. But I don't know where you'd find such a thing. Try the outfits
>that restore instruments, like Nisonger, or anyone that has a stash of old
>parts, I suppose (wreckers, neighbors, club officers...)
>
>Of course, when you get the part you will probably find that the attachment
>is broken somehow, which is why it's missing in the first place.
>
>on 5/23/03 8:48 AM, MonteMorris at mmorris@nemr.net wrote:
>
> > David, et. al,
> >
> > I guess the 67 doesn't have a "push rod" odometer adjustment :-). As Paul
> > indicates, the 79B has the little rod through the front glass that you push
> > to reset, and I guess you can feel it possibly turning as you push it in.
> > So is there a fix to this problem, or is a new speedo in order? Is there a
> > website that addresses this problem?
> > Monte
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Councill" <dcouncil@imt.net>
> > To: "MonteMorris" <mmorris@nemr.net>; "MG list" <mgs@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 10:32 AM
> > Subject: Re: odometer
> >
> >
> >> A push rod?!! Whats that? My 67 BGT has the standard knob that hangs
> > down -
> >> you turn it to manually rotate the odometer until all the zeros line up.
> >> Primitive but effective, as it should be.
> >>
> >> David Councill
> >> 72 B
> >> 67 BGT
> >>
> >> At 09:10 AM 5/23/2003 -0500, MonteMorris wrote:
> >>> Speaking of using the odometer as a fuel gauge, I have a working, if not
> >>> real accurate, speedo in the 67B but the odometer doesn't reset. I've
> > looked
> >>> underneath the dash for the reset button but all it has is a hole in the
> >>> bottom side of the speedo. There probably used to be a push rod into the
> >>> speedo to reset it? Is there a fix for this, or can I just use a small
> > dowel
> >>> to push into the hole to reset it? I haven't tried this thinking I might
> >>> ruin the speedo.
> >>>
> >>> Monte
> >>> 79B, Carmine
> >>> 67B, BRG
> >>> 74 1/2 Rust, parts car
>
>
>--
>
>Max Heim
>'66 MGB GHN3L76149
>If you're near Mountain View, CA,
>it's the primer red one with chrome wires
Regards
Barrie
Barrie Robinson
barrier@bconnex.net
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