[MBZ] Speedometer Freeze up???

2006-02-19 Thread Tom Scordato
About 2 to 3,000 miles ago on my 300D had some trouble with my speedometer not working. I know this drill so I replaced the cable with new (installed correctly) and had the speedometer sent out to Overseas Speedometer to have it looked at and serviced. Yesterday with temps around 25

Re: [MBZ] Speedometer Freeze up???

2006-02-19 Thread John Berryman
On Sunday, February 19, 2006, at 09:48 AM, Tom Scordato wrote: About 2 to 3,000 miles ago on my 300D had some trouble with my speedometer not working. I know this drill so I replaced the cable with new (installed correctly) and had the speedometer sent out to Overseas Speedometer to have it

[MBZ] Speedometer Freeze up???

2006-02-19 Thread Tom Scordato
- Original Message - From: John Berryman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 12:08 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Speedometer Freeze up??? On Sunday, February 19, 2006, at 09:48 AM, Tom Scordato wrote: About 2

Re: [MBZ] Speedometer Freeze up???

2006-02-19 Thread John Berryman
On Sunday, February 19, 2006, at 12:38 PM, Tom Scordato wrote: Johnny B chimed in and I thank him In really cold weather using the wrong lubricant can cause the cable to twist, become shorter and fail. There are severe cold wether lubes available. A snowmobile shop should have something that

Re: [MBZ] Speedometer Freeze up???

2006-02-19 Thread David Brodbeck
John Berryman wrote: It gets way cold here in the Adirondacks and I have had all sorts of things act up. Turn signals being stiff, headlight switches, shifters. Its amazing what can happen in extreme cold. I remember pushing in the clutch to start my VW Bus in the winter, to reduce the