[Vwdiesel] Motometer Speedometer

[Dave Cook]

Hi Rudy-

The speedometer in my Cabriolet is getting very noisy.  It is a Motometer 1540.

Would you sell me one of those other speedos you have tried?  If it is quiet, I'm willing to give it a try.  I'm about to go crazy with all that squealing!

Dave Cook


--- On Fri, 5/23/08, Rudy <petersenrudy at hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: Rudy <petersenrudy at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Motometer Speedometer
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Date: Friday, May 23, 2008, 2:57 PM
> Thanks Brian, I have a 7A Transmission in the Jetta,
> supposed to have 3.94
> R&P which requires the White Gear which is what I have.
>  Tires are stock
> size and Aired correct.
> 
> I think there's a good chance this Speedo will be ok,
> I'll let you know when
> I get time to install it.  Thanks for the response.  How is
> the Cruise
> Control working out?  That's gonna be my next project.
> 
> Rudy 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com
> [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of B & R Decker
> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 8:34 PM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Motometer Speedometer
> 
> Hi Rudy;
> 	My friend Harvey Nelson who was a service writer for Pete
> Lovely VW
> in Tacoma during the Rabbit and early Golf days says that
> VW wouldn't
> warranty the speedo unless it was off 10 % or more. The
> reason is that there
> are 3 possible drive gears that go on the end of the speedo
> cable. One is
> green one is white and one is red. They have 17, 16, or 15
> teeth. Each tooth
> difference will change the speedo MPH by about 10%.
> Brian Decker
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com
> [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of Rudy
> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 9:34 PM
> 
> This MM Speedometer has exactly the same face (1540) and
> mounting as the
> original VDO Gauge.  This will be my fourth Speedometer
> trying to get one
> that is close to accurate and a brand new one may do it.  I
> hope!
>  
> Rudy
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