speedometer

jons69
11-25-2002, 06:13 PM
Just a couple days ago I installed a new carb in my car. Went and test drove it and noticed my speedometer doing weird things. The needle would bounce back and forth, from o mph and even past 120 mph. It also seems to be making a noise, from the speedometer itself. Anybody know whats wrong?

Erik
11-25-2002, 07:25 PM
A little lube in the speedo cable housing might fix things for ya. I'm not positive, but I think there's a special lube that you're supposed to use.

I had a similar problem in my car and a little oil in the housing stopped the sound.

jons69
11-26-2002, 03:44 PM
THANKS A LOT MAN, i WILL TRY THE OIL AND SEE IF IT HELPS OUT.

JON

1979Z28
11-26-2002, 05:06 PM
If that doesn't end up fixing the problem, I don't know what else to tell you, other than the speedometer cable's getting ready to stop working :p My '79Z did that, and about 5 miles later, it stopped working entirely

blue 79 Z/28
11-26-2002, 07:14 PM
i know what would fix it, bring it up to 160+ km/h or 100+mp/h that worked for me:cool: na, j/k or am i? heh :metal: