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Subject:Re: Inaccurate Speedometer
From:Aristotle Sagan
Date:Mon, 20 Jan 2003 15:59:48 -0800

Drive 10mph faster than what you think you should.

My 84 has been 10% over for as long as I have owned it (three years). Lets
me think I am driving it at 80 when I am going a quite resonable 72.

Life's too busy to sweat the little things.

tim in san jose

>From: John Schaper <JSchaper@SCHSA.ORG>
>Reply-To: John Schaper <JSchaper@SCHSA.ORG>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Inaccurate Speedometer
>Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 14:45:07 -0800
>
>Trying to trouble shoot and prioritize the fixes on my new 84 Westy.  RPM's
>read OK, speedometer reads about 10 mph faster than what it actually goes
>(at least per my wife who was following me).  Over a 200 mile trip that I
>frequently take, the oddometer looks accurate but the speedometer is off
>that 10 mph.  Any suspected causes or fixes?

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