Smith's Reverse Speedo problem and most gauges....

[strictlypersonl]

First do a measured mile and check the accuracy of the odometer. If that's off, the change should be done by replacing the driven gear on the transmission end of the cable.

[elmariachi]

Originally Posted by strictlypersonl

First do a measured mile and check the accuracy of the odometer. If that's off, the change should be done by replacing the driven gear on the transmission end of the cable.

Great advice. Get the odometer synch'd first and then see what your speedo says using a high quality GPS. Too much latency in cell phone GPS technology.

[donnieR32]

Originally Posted by elmariachi

Great advice. Get the odometer synch'd first and then see what your speedo says using a high quality GPS. Too much latency in cell phone GPS technology.

Seeing that I don't have a high quality GPS I wonder if it would be more cost effective to just send them in.

[elmariachi]

Originally Posted by donnieR32

Seeing that I don't have a high quality GPS I wonder if it would be more cost effective to just send them in.

You can install a calibrated speedometer in a car with the wrong speedo gear and it will still be wrong.

[donnieR32]

Originally Posted by elmariachi

You can install a calibrated speedometer in a car with the wrong speedo gear and it will still be wrong.

This is what I was thinking because it seems to be 6 mph faster in 3rd gear but like 9 mph faster in 4th....so maybe it is the speedo gear.

[strictlypersonl]

Originally Posted by elmariachi

You can install a calibrated speedometer in a car with the wrong speedo gear and it will still be wrong.

Most highways around here have mile markers along the way. Sometimes they're subtle: Just a post with a number.

[elmariachi]

Originally Posted by strictlypersonl

Sometimes they're subtle: Just a post with a number.

That's funny.

[DougD]

Originally Posted by strictlypersonl

Most highways around here have mile markers along the way. Sometimes they're subtle: Just a post with a number.

Don't assume that highway mile markers are placed at intervals of exactly one mile. Ever wonder what happens to the existing mile markers when the roadway is reconstructed, resulting in a longer or shorter route? Here's a hint - they don't dig up all the mile markers after the revised portion of the road and replace them. Take it from someone who has 35 years of road construction experience - the mile markers are not all a mile apart. They were never intended to be a precise measurement.