5ktq speedometer error

[Ameer Antar]

Larry, that's interesting. Mine has always been off. I guess they eventually
straightened it out, but us early type44 owners have to deal with it. Is there
any way to calibrate/adjust the reading on the speedo?

-Ameer 

-------------------- Original Message --------------------
From: LL - NY [larrycleung at gmail.com]
To: Ameer Antar [antar at comcast.net]
Cc: Kurt Deschler [desch at alum.wpi.edu], Quattro List [quattro at audifans.com]
Date: 1/26/07 8:24:45 AM
Subject: Re: 5ktq speedometer error

 Has your respective speedos inaccuracychanged recently, or have they always
been off?

 If they haven't changed, it's by design (apparently, German law allows the
automaker whom sells in Germany to be sued (can't recall by who, the car's
owner if they receive a ticky, or the Gov't themselves) if the speedo reads low
under "normal" circumstances, i.e. different tires that are within the
recommended mfgs size choices, + sizing, etc.) so the tendency is that the
German speedos are purposely rather ambitious in their reading. As I recall,
when I've bothered to calibrate, ALL of my German cars have readat least 4+ MPH
higher than actual. The closest to accurate is the Saabaru, which is actually
made in Japan. It's only 3 off.

 LL - NY

On 1/25/07,Ameer Antar < mailto:antar at comcast.net >
 wrote: I can't be of much help, but I'm pretty sure my speedo is ~5 miles over
too. No
pulsing though. I'm not sure if it's a design problem or just aging components.
Has anyone else noticeed this on their 5kt/tq? I'm curious to hear how you
noticed this? I compared my speed while tailing my brother in a newer car.

-Ameer

-------------------- Original Message --------------------

> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:04:51 -0500 (EST)
> From: Kurt Deschler [ mailto:desch at alum.wpi.edu ]
> Subject: 5ktq speedometer error
> To: mailto:quattro at audifans.com 
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> The speedo on my 5ktq is around 6mph on the high side. In addition, it
> pulses at low RPMs. My suspicion is a bad capacitor somewhere, but I
> really know how these speedos work. Anyone seen this before or have a fix?
>
>     -Kurt
>     87 5kcstq
>     89 200tq
>     00 s4
>     95 s6
>
>

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