Jay Snavely wrote:
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> Subject: Speedometer problem
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> The speedometer on my 71 Midget seems to read too high. I am wondering if
>the speedometer or the rear are not the same as the original. The speedometer
>has 1376 on the bottom of the face. I believe this indicates the number of
>rev per mile. Can someone with a Mark III confirm this number? Thanks!
>
> Jay
> 1971 Midget BRG
Jay,
I just looked at my 70 MK III and it also indicates 1376. I have no
reason to think that mine (or yours) has been replaced. My spedo
reads only about 2 MPH high at 60 MPH as measured with a GPS. Perhaps
your 3.9:1 rear end has been replaced with a later 3.7:1.
--
Mark
1970 Midget
Nashville, TN
http://members.home.net/mendicott/midget.html
http://www.NashvilleTN.org/
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