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On 14 May 2003 at 8:51, emilio tiraboschi wrote:
> the odometer has a strange behaviour: when it's quite cold (outside temp
> below about 20¡C) the odometer works fine, but when the outside temp is
> above 20¡C it stops to work. The speedometer always runs. I've found another
> good-working speedo on the internet, but it is MPH and without trip; mine is KPH
> whit trip, so i'd like to get it fixed. ('70 Notch, carb, AT)
This is happening because different material expand and contract with temp
changes at different rates. Failing odometers are VERY common with the later
speedometers that have the trip odometers. The extra drag on the drive causes
this. Yours will probably stop working completely pretty soon.
I can fix these, but that's a long way to ship a speedo for repairs. You might
want to check in Rome to see if there is a speedometer shop that will work on
VDO speedometers. That would probably be your best bet.
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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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