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| pfierb |
 Jun 7 2005, 06:50 AM
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oldest member  Group: Members Posts: 606 Joined: 1-May 05 From: The sign of good government in Connecticut is to keep raising taxes Member No.: 4,008  |
The speedometer needle jiggles around untill it reaches 35 mph and then smooths out on my 1973 914,any ideas ?
Thanks Paul F. |
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| ThinAir |
Jun 7 2005, 07:01 AM
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Best friends Group: Members Posts: 2,542 Joined: 4-February 03 From: Flagstaff, AZ Member No.: 231 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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When mine had this kind of problem it was due to grease inside the speedo that was coming from the cable. I had a leak at the angle drive on the tranny that was allowing tranny fluid to go into the cable. It wicked up the cable and into the speedo. To fix it I had to have a speedo shop clean out the speedo, replace the cable and fix the leak.
In the end I gave up on stock speedos and bought a VDO electronic speedo so that I can calibrate it to give me accurate readings regardless of what size tire I switch to. |
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| Rouser |
Jun 7 2005, 03:33 PM
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Anti-Post Whore Group: Benefactors Posts: 597 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Citrus Park, Florida Member No.: 54  |
Your cable has a kink in it. Not so much just the outside sheath, but the cable inside too.
You can go ahead and chase a number of other options, but they'll eventually lead to replacing the cable. It's 30+ years old; replace it. |
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| redshift |
Jun 7 2005, 05:31 PM
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Bless the Hell out of you! Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 |
Is that a classic thread somewhere? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif) M |
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| ThinAir |
Jun 7 2005, 11:02 PM
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Best friends Group: Members Posts: 2,542 Joined: 4-February 03 From: Flagstaff, AZ Member No.: 231 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Nope. It was pre-914World.com. MidAmerica Motorworks has one in their catalog for VWs just to give you an example. Here is a copy of the installation instructions just to give you an idea of how it works. My recollection is that I bought the VDO 4" speedo, the bought a GM sender like this and had a speedo shop make up a short cable to attach the sender to the angle drive gear. North Hollywood Speedo carries the speedo and they have a page for the senders also, but no pricing listed. The VW kit is $200, but I've not seen the 4" speedo for a 914 in kit form. Do a web search for "VDO Programmable Speedometer" and you'll probably find even more stuff. It's an upgrade that I can definitely recommend! |
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