[V8] V8 Maiden Voyage

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Hmm.  I have the same issue on one of my V8s.  The Odometer and trip  
odometer are out, but everything else works fine. Been that way since  
I got the car and haven't investigated yet. I suspect an electrical  
issue or broken gear issue, as the speedo works fine (So no problem  
with speed sensor).

Ingo

On Jun 16, 2008, at 8:00 PM, Roger Woodbury wrote:

> Great trip today.  First long distance trip since the timing belt  
> service
> was completed.  It was a fairly good mix of two lane and divided  
> highway and
> according to the car's computer, the overall average was around  
> 24.5 miles
> per gallon.  Speed was limited to around sixty for the most part  
> although
> traffic in closer to Portland was moving quite a lot faster.
>
> I had forgotten two things about the V8. First of all, I had  
> forgotten how
> nice it is to travel in the car, with ample power on hand all the  
> time, and
> secondly, how smooth the power is as it comes on.
>
> It reminds me that I must get the cruise control operating because  
> the car
> will roll faster and faster so easily that it could be easy to lose my
> license.
>
> One strange thing happened though.  I suddenly lost my trip  
> odometer and my
> main odometer.  They just stopped working without fanfare or  
> excitement.  I
> just suddenly noticed that I was still looking at 276 miles  
> accumulated on
> the tank of fuel, and I knew that I had been well above 300 at that  
> point.
> I reset the trip meter and it zeroed, and started to run again, and  
> then
> stopped at about 1.5 miles.  There is sits.
>
> Comments about this?  I suspect this is potentially related to the  
> cruise
> control issue via a power supply of some sort.  The manual that I  
> have in
> the computer doesn't speak specifically about how the odo/trip meter
> actually work.  Any input will be gratefully received.
>
> Otherwise the car appears to be 100%.
>
> Great to have a V8 again!
>
> Roger
>
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