[DML] Re: More speedometer calibration nonsense & TAB status

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The tach is not as accurate as the speedo can be if properly
calibrated. That chart is ONLY meant to be close so in the event you
lose the speedo you can still approximate your speed. Be sure to use
the correct chart. If you have a 5-speed you cannot use the automatic
chart and vice-versa. I keep a laminated chart laying on my binnacle
just in case so don't tear up you chart, you never know when it will
come in handy. Now that your speedometer is working (and hopefully
accurate) you can create your own chart. Of course if your clutch is
slipping at all then you can be way off.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757



--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx> wrote:
> I finally purchased a replacement angle-drive and now have a working 
> speedometer.
> 
> Either it's out of calibration or I have really been speeding.
> 
> Like many others, I've been driving with the RPM/MPH conversion chart 
> strapped to my steering wheel and Mike Cohee and I had the "tearing 
> up" ceremony during the test drive. My question is this:
> 
> The chart reads 2500 RPM=65 MPH. Yet I hit 65 at 2350/2400 RPM, and 
> almost 70 MPH at 2500 RPM. Is it at all accurate to compare the 
> speedometer to this conversion chart? I'm just trying to figure out 
> how far off I am.
> 
> Lastly, for those who were following my "Great TAB Disaster", it took 
> a lot of heat, but the snapped bolt was finally extracted from the 
> trailing arm, so I'm back on the road. I've only been online for 15 
> months but I see new owners all the time. CHECK YOUR TRAILING ARM 
> BOLTS! It was dangerous, violent and scary when I snapped mine. I 
> didn't even hit anything and I still twisted my back.
> 
> 
> Rich A.
> #5335




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