silver button 150 mph guage, have questions... any guage experts Options

[orange914]

i've always thought the 150 mph speedo was put in my 73 1.7 somewhere before me. i was looking at a link showing the correct guages. it said the 150mph came out in the 2.0 std. it was unclear weither the 1.7 with the appearance package had it. not avalible in 70 - 72. in 73 had silver button. in 74, no button and was know as black face. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

http://www.p914.com/p914_gauges_speedos.htm

how do i know if my car has apperance package? i've always expected it does. the console appears to be factory except the guage face is obviously modified and the other thing is the heater lever is straight non curved but the opening has bigger opening to fit the lever (factory looking not cut). all the others i've seen are a slot for the lever. it's from the first 1000 group pulled from europeon sales that came with oddities. could this be why? the car has been fairly unmolested over the years.

mike

[Steve Snyder]

my 150mph odometer doesn't work. from what i've experianced on other vehicles and what i've heard about the 914 the "plastic" gear strips. if so is the metal 120mph gears swapable to repair the 150mph gauge?
mike

Mike,

Although plastic gear stripping may be your problem, it is likely that your 914 odometer failure is just a case of a specific gear coming loose. Pelican Parts has an excellent gauge repair article that may be of assistance. Check it out. Good luck!

[gopack]

my 150mph odometer doesn't work. from what i've experianced on other vehicles and what i've heard about the 914 the "plastic" gear strips. if so is the metal 120mph gears swapable to repair the 150mph gauge?
mike

Mike,

Although plastic gear stripping may be your problem, it is likely that your 914 odometer failure is just a case of a specific gear coming loose. Pelican Parts has an excellent gauge repair article that may be of assistance. Check it out. Good luck!

I have done the PP fix for the ODO, it was easy and took about 1 hour on the dining room table. While i was in there i cleaned the guage gace and the glass on the inside, and now it looks better than new, AND works!