Kirkham Speedometer

[FatBoy]

Originally Posted by JJCobra

Maybe this is a dumb question..... Does the engine have to be running or the car be in motion for the toggle to work? I tried the toggle with the key in the accessory position and the display did not change. When I took it for the first spin yesterday, the odometer read too many miles and the speedometer did not work at all. Could these be related? I hooked up the red & black wires from the speedomoter harness to the plug that goes into the TKO600 speedometer port.

Except for a few little gremlins like a small oil leak and this speedometer issue, the first drive was superb.

Thanks All,

Jason

Jason,
Have you been driving my Kirkham ?
You have exactly the same symptoms as me, including the small oil leak. I haven't calibrated mine either yet as the weather has been crap, but I'm hoping that will sort it out. I can't imagine it will fix the leak though

Paul

[JJCobra]

I'm pretty sure it is mine..... It was delivered with file finish in component form in October of 2006 and it took this long to get it going. I would have had it done six or eight months ago, but we had twin girls in August. I think my wife is more happy than I am because I can now start on house projects.

The oil leak is coming from the area around the block plate for the remote cooler, but I'm having trouble finding it. It's puking a couple of tablespoons of oil each time I start it.

Jason

[FatBoy]

Originally Posted by JJCobra

I'm pretty sure it is mine..... It was delivered with file finish in component form in October of 2006 and it took this long to get it going. I would have had it done six or eight months ago, but we had twin girls in August. I think my wife is more happy than I am because I can now start on house projects.

The oil leak is coming from the area around the block plate for the remote cooler, but I'm having trouble finding it. It's puking a couple of tablespoons of oil each time I start it.

Jason

Congratulation on the twins, they'll keep you busy.
My Kirkham was only delivered in January this year. KMS now produce a billet block adapter for the remote filter and oil cooler, which has a rubber o-ring seal rather than a normal gasket.
My oil leak is really a very slight "weep", but it is coming from somewhere around the back of the block and I suspect it's the rear crank seal.
I'll see how it goes.

Paul

[Ronbo]

If the odometer clocked off miles and the speedo read nothing it sounds like a bad speedo to me...

Your hitting the little button under the dash to go into cal mode right?

Interesting find BTW: http://www.speedhut.com/ shows their in Utah... Gauges look familiar.