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#35739 01/21/2004 6:17 AM | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 61 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 61 | After all these years, finally rebuilt my first speedometer/odometer. Turned out great, even placed the numbers on the odometer in the right place! This may be a silly question, but I don't recall seeing it asked before; when placing the new speedometer needle in place, is there a certain direction it should point? example: flat across, angled up slightly torwards 0 ? This is an early 47' Art Deco Chevy. Since there were no numbers at all left on the odometer wheels, My thought was to set the odometer at zero miles, and when I go to the revenue office, would I say 100,000 miles? Sounds scary, but I have no idea of the actual milage. Thanks! | | |
#35740 01/21/2004 6:36 AM | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,194 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,194 | When I took mine into the Highway Patrol to have the numbers verified, they didn't care how many miles was on it. I set mine at zero for the same reason. They just wrote it with what the odometer said, no questions.
As for the needle, I don't know. I would think it be real close to zero when it hits it stopping point. Joe | | |
#35741 01/21/2004 6:08 PM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | I would place the needle on, say pointing at zero. Then I would run it on a drill at a constant speed and record the number of miles travelled over a specified time. Then you calculate the speed it was supposed to be and this will tell you how accurate that one point in the total range is. | | |
#35742 01/22/2004 5:44 AM | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 61 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 61 | Thank You both! Great advice, I appreciate your help! | | |
#35743 01/22/2004 7:51 AM | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,194 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,194 | I didn't think about the odometer, it never changes. Get out you stopwatch and time 1 mile every 60 seconds, the needle should show 60 MPH.
That should get you real close. Joe | | |
#35744 01/22/2004 9:35 PM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | 1000 RPM on the speedometer cable = 60 MPH indicated on all US and most world speedometers.
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