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Subject:Re: Toasted my engine or transmission?
From:Stuart MacMillan
Date:Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:27:02 -0700

Continuous new cable, bypassing the O2 sensor counter and no kinks (Bus
Depot).  It's noisy at low speeds, I think the magnetic wheel is rubbing on
the needle's disk, probably some of that eastern Oregon grit in there.
Sometimes it slowly swings from 55 to 85 at highway speeds.  Another thing
to add to my "to find" list.

Stuart

David wrote:
All three of my speedos have oscillated at ?25-40? speeds.  Lubing the cable
hasn't seemed to help; I suspect the cable has a set.  It's not the
speedometer's fault, if it gets a smooth input it will deliver a smooth
output.  That right-angle bend in the cable to get to the front wheel is the
culprit, I reckon.

>Simplified, that's 804 x 1.  Idiots.

I think it's a fascinating glimpse into how someone's mind worked.

Yrs,
d