speedo inaccurate?

[abatzis2 at hotmail.com (Michael Abatzis)]

?che? what is this magnet you speak of? and bushings? procedure? does this 
have to do with the speedometer being off?

-Michael Abatzis
New Orleans!
1988 Scirocco 2L 16v RIP
1987 Scirocco 2L 16v...




>From: "Allyn" <amalventano@sc.rr.com>
>To: "Michael Abatzis" <abatzis2@hotmail.com>, <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: speedo inaccurate?
>Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 13:28:31 -0500
>
>time to lube the bushings in the needle assembly, and check to be sure the
>magnet is still centered.
>Al
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Michael Abatzis" <abatzis2@hotmail.com>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 12:36 PM
>Subject: speedo inaccurate?
>
>
> > in houma, la. wondering why everyone is driving so damn slow. time 
>myself
> > next to mile markers, and it turns out my speedo is reading 10mph too
>slow.
> > near as i can tell, it's exactly 10mph off when it reads 60, 70, and 80.
> > weird thing is the odometer is accurate. i changed out the upper speedo
> > cable last week, but i don't see how this could affect anything.  at 
>some
> > point in its life this speedo has been accurate at 80 mph (i timed it 
>last
> > year). also, now that it's cold it makes this wailing noise until it's
> > warmer, and the needle bounces a bit until it stops.  something in there
>is
> > slipping when cold, but again, i don't see how this would affect 
>anything
> > when warm. if it was a tranny/gearing issue, i would expect it to be
> > proportionally off, no? like 10% instead of a flat 10mph? on a related
>note,
> > maybe this is why i've been thinking my car has been slow x 1yr ;)
> > i keep saying, but dyno is working, but it just isn't FAST. hmmm.
> >
> >
> > -Michael Abatzis
> > New Orleans!
> > 1988 Scirocco 2L 16v RIP
> > 1987 Scirocco 2L 16v...
> >
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