[T3] drive a type 3 around the world!

[<gregm@vwtype3.org>]

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O.k., the subject is misleading. ;)

I have my red needle speedo (thanks, Jerry!), and I want 
to add some 20,000+ miles to the odometer to match my '69 
Squareback's mileage.  I went ahead and attached a speedo 
cable and plugged that into a drill.

I wound it up and pegged the needle.  Watched a mile go 
by... didn't time it exactly, but it was going at a rate 
of a couple of miles per minute; over 120mph, but under 
200mph.

A little conversion from this estimate shows me that it'll 
take a couple of days to almost a week -- running 
constantly -- to advance the odometer to where I'd like 
it.  Heh.

Don't know the drill's mtbf, or if the speedo minds 
running at double or triple its typical opertational 
maximum.  Don't really want to leave it running unattended 
24/7, either.

Aside from patience, or driving around the world on this 
speedo, ;) does anyone have any suggestions?  I recall 
that it's a risky business to take apart the odometer and 
try to get it back together nicely.  Oh, this unit is 
January 1962, if that matters.

-Greg

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