[Tigers] Speedometer

[Allan Ballard]

Me too; had the unit rebuilt by Nisonger; went under 100 miles then the speedo
stuck. Came loose while driving then
stuck again. Hitting the glass helped once, then didn't help.

Odometer works and the cable is working.

Allan Ballard
Mk1a Tiger
SIV Alpine

On Jul 17, 2011, at 11:42 AM, Jerry & Maureen (Mo) wrote:

> Yup, got the same problem also, both the tach and speedo, instead of
tapping
> on the glass or woodwork putting fingerprints on them, I reach up behind
the
> dash and give a tap to the bottom of each gauge. You would think the paint
> would be pretty dry after about 12 years or so since I painted mine!!
>
> Jerry Christopherson
> 9473187
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Gary Winblad
> Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 9:39 AM
> To: awtiger
> Cc: Rollright at aol.com; tigers at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Speedometer
>
> I've got the same problem in California!
> Next time I repaint the needle I will try removing old layers of paint
> and putting some silicon spray on the stop and needle contact point.
> Rapping on the glass is my work-around.  If you have the room,
> maybe try taking her up to 140 or so, that would probably unstick it ;-)
>
> Gary
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: awtiger <awtiger at cox.net>
> To: Tom Prager <tcprager at hotmail.com>, Rollright at aol.com
> Cc: tigers at autox.team.net
> Sent: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:21:00 -0000 (UTC)
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Speedometer
>
> Same problem here, Jim.  I think Tom has hit the nail on the head; over
time
>
> and heat, the needle tends to stick to the stop on the face of the speedo.
> Mine's so bad that I can't get it unstuck with just a rap on the glass or
> something like that.  One clue to look for is if your odometer is still
> working, then the cable is good and it's your needle that's stuck.
>
> Andy Walker
> Edmond, OK
> B382001600LRXFE
> TAC #740
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Prager"
> To:
> Cc:
> Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 8:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Speedometer
>
>
>> Jim - I have the same problem occasionally due to the paint softening on
>> the
>> speedo needle, especially in Texas heat. After driving for a few minutes,
>> it
>> frees itself.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>
>> On Jul 17, 2011, at 8:27 AM, Rollright at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I've been noticing that my speedo doesn't move until I give the dash pad
>>> under it a stout bang with my fist.
>>> Then it works fine. So, stuck on launch until 'persuaded'.
>>>
>>> Any ideas or simple solutions?
>>>
>>> Jim Armstrong
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