Very repairable and easy to recalibrate. All it takes is money and a
good speedo repair shop with the right parts.
Paul
PAsgeirsson@juno.com
On Sat, 20 Feb 1999 18:17:54 EST AHSprite78@aol.com writes:
>Okay, after finishing the restoration on the sprite, the speedo didn't
>work.
>turns out that it was the speedometer cable. So, I replace that with
>some
>part from Victoria British (probibly Korean Junk) The speedometer
>then worked
>up until about 45 mph when it then decides I have jumped into
>hyperspace.
>Think of this 45-80 in about, get this, .1 seconds. That has to be a
>world
>record. Maybe not. I was informed that the cable was to long on the
>end and
>that it had somehow probibly goofed up the magnets in the speedometer.
>
>So today I decided to tear apart the speedo. It seems like the magnet
>inside
>of it doesn't have quite enough pull any more, and the disc that
>rotates, the
>one that controls the needle, doesn't more smoothly anymore. It also
>sticks
>at about 30 mph. Is there a way to fix this or do i need to buy a new
>one?
>If a new one is needed where can I get a decent replacement, unlike
>Victoria's
>Korean junk?
>Thanks for any help.
>
>Matthew Smith
>'67 Sprite
>
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