Re: [T3] Speedo...

[Russ wolfe <russella@prairieinet.net>]

On Thu, 2003-05-08 at 14:56, Greg Merritt wrote:
> 
> > can run em back, (anyone know that either?)
> 
> 	I opened up a speedo, temporarily removed the internal reduction
> gear/shaft, and mounted my drill motor chuck right on the little end of
> the shaft on which the numerals are mounted.  It took the better part of a
> couple of hours to run about, um, 20-30,000 miles, as I recall.  I was not
> winding to zero, but rather winding it to match the mileage of the car
> whose speedo I was replacing.
> 
> 	It was either a silly waste of time, or the most productive time
> I've ever spent while sitting in front of a DVD.  Or something.
> 
Good way to 'deep cycle" the batteries on your cordless drill.

-- 
Russ Wolfe
'66 FB MT
'71 FB AT 
'65 Bug (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
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