[FC] Speedometer Question

Thu Jul 29 10:22:05 2004

 Sorry...I meant the boot trim...we have a good shop right here in NM!!
Maybe a mile from where I sit!!

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From: corvanatics-admin@corvair.org
[mailto:corvanatics-admin@corvair.org]On Behalf Of Paul Steinberg
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 8:30 AM
To: corvanatics@corvair.org
Subject: Re: [FC] Speedometer Question

took  some looking to find these ..... I don't know if they are still in
business any longer.  I had work done by Reynolds in MA about 15  / 20 years
ago and it was good.   Problem is that  today, parts are hard to come by.
Paul in CT.....

Bill's Speedometer Shop
109 Twinbrook Pl
Sidney, OH 45365
937-492-7800

Reynolds Speedometer Repair
4 Lobao Dr
Danvers, MA 01923
978-774-6848
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Patten Del R Civ AFRL Det 8/PKMA
  To: 'corvanatics@corvair.org'
  Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 9:45 AM
  Subject: RE: [FC] Speedometer Question

    Where Paul...mine has been broken for years??!!

     Del Patten...CNM

  -----Original Message-----
  From: corvanatics-admin@corvair.org
  [mailto:corvanatics-admin@corvair.org]On Behalf Of Paul Steinberg
  Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 8:32 PM
  To: corvanatics@corvair.org
  Subject: Re: [FC] Speedometer Question

  I would suggest that you have one of the defective speedometers rebuilt by
a
  independent rebuilder.  I know that there is one in Danvers MA that does
  them
  for a lot of the car restoration shops.  It isn't cheap, but it is the
only
  way to get a reliable one.  After 40 years, they get tired, the grease
gets
  dry and the magnets loose their magnetism.
  As for the top boot problem, try using a piece of 6 mil plastic as a space
  before you put the snap on.  That should take up any of the slack between
  the
  buttons.  If your stainless steel boot trim is broken, I know where to get
  it
  exchanged for repaired/re welded units.  Paul in CT.....
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: robert wilson
    To: corvanatics@corvair.org
    Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 10:17 PM
    Subject: [FC] Speedometer Question

    Hello All;

    Is there a way to test a used speedometer before putting it in the
  vehicle?

    I've tried two different used speedometers in my '63 Monza that were
bad.
    They either read erratically or go straight to100 MPH.
    There is also an intermittent whining noise.  The odometers on both
    speedometers seemed to work fine.

    Also, for you convertible owners;  has anybody had experience with
making
  the
    snaps on the top boot secure to the car?
    Several of the snaps (mostly stress points - corners) on the repro top
  boot
    for my '63 will not stay on the car.
    I've tried the shop manual suggestions, i.e. making the plastic/metal
    hold-downs tighter.

    It seems that the female buttons on the top boot are bigger than the
male
    snaps on the car that they are supposed to snap on to.

    Scott Wilson
    -'63 Rampside
    -'63 Monza Convertible
    -Two daughters under the age of 4
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