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#43931 06/15/2004 9:25 PM | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 21 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 21 | For years the Speedometer and Odometer on my '63 c-20 did not work. I replaced the cable, and now the speedometer works but not the odometer. Does anyone know of a place to get a rebuilt or new speedometer/ odometer assembly? Or how to fix this one? I can't see anything wrong, but then again I'm not sure what I am looking at.
Glen E.
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#43932 06/15/2004 9:47 PM | Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 19 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 19 | Here's a link to a speedo shop in Cal. They can
probably fix it or upgrade it.http://www.speedometershop.com/40year.htm | | |
#43933 06/15/2004 11:39 PM | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,742 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,742 | Check out my link in the Electrical Bay. The shop's closer to you.
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
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#43934 06/16/2004 3:27 PM | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 1,904 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2001 Posts: 1,904 | If you have a spare odometer, take it apart to see how it works. Very interesting mechanically!
My original odometer worked but all (and I mean all) the paint and numbers had fallen off. The replacement decals say to align the zero's of the new number strips with the original zero's. I couldn't do that so I just stuck on the new decals. That does not work! When the tenth's digit got to 6, the next wheel turned. When that one got to 3, the next one turned. I bought another one off E-bay.
1948 3/4-Ton 5-Window Flatbed Chevrolet 34 Years. Now with a '61 261, 848 head, Rochester Monojet carb, SM420 4-speed, 4.10 rear, dual reservoir MC, Bendix up front, 235/85R16 tires, 12-volt w/alternator, electric wipers and a modern radio in the glove box.
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#43935 06/16/2004 5:40 PM | Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 264 Member | | Member Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 264 | The speedo input basically turns a magnet that exerts a drag on a disk. This is what the speedo needle is attached to. The speedo input also drives the odometer thru a few gears. It is likely one of these gears that is stripped out. All you need is a spare unit with good gears and you should be able to fix the one you have. | | |
#43936 06/16/2004 8:16 PM | Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 | Usually if the odometer doesn't work it's a small gear that needs replaced. If you need someone to rebuild or need parts, contact Jeff at www.bowtiebits.com in Wichita.
Fred
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69 C-10
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