FW: Speedo cable chattering in cold

[Jan Folkson <jfolkson@optonline.net>]

Hey All,

Mine did the same thing from the day that I bought it (new).  Once the car
warmed up the chatter stopped.  Just one of those quirks that makes these
cars so loveable.
 
 - Jan Folkson   
 
 '86 16V           
 '99 Passat 1.8T  
 '00 Beetle GLX 1.8T
 
 
>> From: "Potterman" <virtualworld@earthlink.net>
>> Organization: Virtual World Parts
>> Reply-To: virtualworld@earthlink.net
>> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 11:49:50 +0800
>> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>> Subject: Re: Speedo cable chattering in cold
>> 
>> 
>> 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
>> a.k.a. Potterman
>> virtualworld@earthlink.net
>> http://www.parts4vws.com
>> (714)663-2434
>> 
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