[FC] Speedometer Question

Diane Galli corvanatics@corvair.org
Thu Jul 29 10:44:02 2004


We send ours to Lew Rishel in San Diego, CA if you need a "left" Coast
source.  here is his email address, you can write and ask him if he does
Speedometer's.
Lew Rishel
E-mail Address(es):
  lewrish@tns.net


Diane Galli





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patten Del R Civ AFRL Det 8/PKMA" <del.patten@kirtland.af.mil>
To: <corvanatics@corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 7:36 AM
Subject: RE: [FC] Speedometer Question


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