speedometer quit, odometer OK

[venturesome]

My speedometer on the '84 std quit yesterday. The odometer still works, no squeals, so cable seems OK. Is there a fix for this, or is it time to look for a used one?

[utadventure]

if the odo is still working, I would suspect that the speedo is working too, just the needle portion isn't indicating the speed.

[dna9656]

Meters are plentiful on ebay. You can use a drill motor to adjust the odometer, being as it's exempt from the odometer law....it might take a while though....

[Prairiehammer]

The speedometer is driven by a spinning magnet. There is no direct mechanical connection from the speedometer cable to the speedometer. There is a direct mechanical connection from the speedometer cable to the odometer.

Like utadventure says, check the speedometer for free spinning.

Some pics of the speedometer on the First Gen.

[dna9656]

So is there a way to tell if a odometer has been toyed with to lower the indicated mileage? I think that is a requirement in the odometer law?

As always you're such an inspiration!

 

 

The speedometer is driven by a spinning magnet. There is no direct mechanical connection from the speedometer cable to the speedometer. There is a direct mechanical connection from the speedometer cable to the odometer.

Like utadventure says, check the speedometer for free spinning.

Some pics of the speedometer on the First Gen.

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[Prairiehammer]

So is there a way to tell if a odometer has been toyed with to lower the indicated mileage? I think that is a requirement in the odometer law?

As always you're such an inspiration!

 

I don't know for certain about odometer tampering on the First Gen, but autos of the era are supposed to show a "misalignment" of the odometer digits if the digits have been forced back. I don't think spinning the odometer back via the speedometer cable will reflect that misalignment, but it would take a long time to turn back an odometer via a drill motor.

[jfman]

I have the exact opposite problem as the OP. I have speedo bit not odo. So I need to look ar the cable?

[Flyinfool]

Speedo and ODO are both driven from the same cable. If either is working then your cable is good and you have other issues in the head.