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Speedo changing speeds?

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Subject: Speedo changing speeds?
From: "Kirby T. Kenyon" <kenyonkt@maple.lemoyne.edu>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 08:48:48 -0400
I've got a weird one on my '80 Spit.  

I drive the NYS Thruway to work.  When I drive my Spit, early in the
drive the Speedometer reads the correct speed (70MPH @ 3400 RPM with OD,
verified by time over mile marker method) but approximately 30 miles
later, it reads low (63MPH @ 3400 RPM).  

I verified that I was still going about the same speed at the end of the
trip that I was in the beginning so I know there is no slip in the drive
train.

Could this be a symptom of a slightly binding speedo cable?  It does
bounce some at lower speeds but smooths out about 30MPH.

Has anyone else encountered this?

Kirby
'80 Spitfire

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