Re: Speedo cable chattering in cold

["Potterman" <virtualworld@earthlink.net>]

Same thing happens to my MK1 in cold weather....Just smacking the 
top of the dash stops it & once I drive for a while it goes away...go 
figure?

Potterman

 
> This is happening on mine as well.
> The speedo needle starts shaking a bit along with the noise doesnt
> it? Only in very cold temps however, and its on and off.
> 
> -ed
> 
> On Thu, 20 Jan 2000, Tim Ebling wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Now that the temperatures are cold again, my speedo cable is once again
> > making its god-awful chattering noises at all speeds above 45 mph.  I was
> > wondering if this is a natural occurence in Sciroccos, just as
> > teeth-chattering is in humans?  In any case, I really can't stand it
> > anymore as it's so loud that it even drowns out the normally
> > ear-shattering volume I keep my stereo set at.  Why does this happen?
> > Does some kind of outer sleeve shrink due to the cold and rub against the
> > inner cable?
> > 
> > If anybody knows how to solve this problem (new speedo cable???) please
> > let me know.
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > -tim
> > 
> > ---------------------------
> > 
> > "By the way, I would like to add that there is no cannibalism in the
> > Royal Navy. And when I say none, I mean that there is a small amount."
> > 
> > -Monty Python
> > 
> > 
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Mike Potter
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