Thanks for your really speedy (no pun intended) reply. The short answer is that no, the speedo has not been stored the wrong way up....I've never taken it off the car. The speedo was sent to a guy up north for some kind of repair before I bought the car...last Summer, I believe and apparently it had been working fine until the day I got it...when it wasn't working at all. The previous owner told me that the prescribed repair was to remove approx 1 sixteenth of an inch from the inner of the cable at the speedo end (?) . This he had done, and "until today it's been fine". Following my replacement of the cable, drive....in fact everything else, It does at least work, now, a bit !
Is it possible that this problem may resolve itself over time as the clocks are now the right way up ? If I eventually need to replace the clocks, if I am careful to make sure that I stand the replacement speedo the right way up for a time...say 48 hours (?) before fitting....will that be long enough to solve this problem? ________________________________ From: Jim Hearne <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, 10 June, 2010 9:55:47 Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] H4 1.6 Zetec, speedometer hassle. Has the speedo been stored off the car ? They need to be stored the correct way up as there is a viscious fluid around the shaft to damp it but if the speedo is stored the wrong way up the fluid slowly runs out of it's correct location and gives too much or not enough damping. Jim On 09/06/2010 23:30, bilje55 wrote: > I needed a new clutch, so tried to sort out my non functioning speedo > at the same time: it counted the miles, but rate of travel resolutely > remained at 0. With the "fit a replacement part" idea clearly in mind, > everything apart from the dash pod clock set itself has been > replaced....and now the speedo moves (improvement, yeah?) but winds up > very slowly and slows down equally slowly...as if it were seriously > heavily damped. I don't mind changing the clocks as well.....but does > anyone have any idea what might be the problem here ? > Thanks guys. Bill, new member in Frome, Somerset > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s).
