Speedo inaccurate

[K@rlos]

Fitted a new speedo cable to the Boose yesterday, took it out today and it said I was doing 70 when I wasn't doing more than 30 :-S

Any ideas? Was always reasonably accurate before it broke :-/

Karl

 

[ZedBed]

Cool 8)

 

[K@rlos]

Cool 8)

No not really :-/

 

[ozziedog]

Do you want to fix my new cable as well ???? I`d be dead impressed with that :mrgreen:

Ozziedog,,,,,,,,,, That wasn`t much help was it :roll: :mrgreen:

 

[ZedBed]

We're only mucking about because what you have described is impossible due to changing the cable. Either it was already broken, or you have somehow damaged it changing the cable - can't see how you could have done that though.

Sorry not to have a +ve answer.

 

[K@rlos]

We're only mucking about because what you have described is impossible due to changing the cable. Either it was already broken, or you have somehow damaged it changing the cable - can't see how you could have done that though.

Sorry not to have a +ve answer.

That's ok. Hmmm bummer, it's ok till I get to 30ish then just goes mad.

 

[ZedBed]

Does the cable sound ok? I was wondering if a bend was too tight somewhere it could snag and become erratic - all you've done is change the cable so that's likely the culpret? What made you change the cable?

 

[sparkywig]

We're only mucking about because what you have described is impossible due to changing the cable. Either it was already broken, or you have somehow damaged it changing the cable - can't see how you could have done that though.

Sorry not to have a +ve answer.

That's ok. Hmmm bummer, it's ok till I get to 30ish then just goes mad.

Don't go over 30 then, it'll save you spending on that big engine.....

 

[K@rlos]

Does the cable sound ok? I was wondering if a bend was too tight somewhere it could snag and become erratic - all you've done is change the cable so that's likely the culpret? What made you change the cable?

All the bends are ok, none if them are that sharp and I changed it because the old 1 snapped.

 

[hamster]

My speedo always has run about 10-15 mph faster than the actual speed (I thought I was going a bit slow and borrowed a mates sat nav which measured the speed).

I'm really not sure what would cause this but I just like to think that the bus is being optimistic :lol:

 

[john the horse]

my speedo is 100% accurate all the time

when its parked that is :lol:

had the van ovwer 85 on the clock though but sat nav say its not true 68mph .

 

[sparkywig]

My speedo always has run about 10-15 mph faster than the actual speed (I thought I was going a bit slow and borrowed a mates sat nav which measured the speed).

I'm really not sure what would cause this but I just like to think that the bus is being optimistic :lol:

What wheels and tyres have you got on the front?

 

[K@rlos]

We're only mucking about because what you have described is impossible due to changing the cable. Either it was already broken, or you have somehow damaged it changing the cable - can't see how you could have done that though.

Sorry not to have a +ve answer.

That's ok. Hmmm bummer, it's ok till I get to 30ish then just goes mad.

Don't go over 30 then, it'll save you spending on that big engine.....

:lol:

 

[hamster]

What wheels and tyres have you got on the front?

The ones it came with!

Would the type of tyres make a difference?

 

[sparkywig]

No, but the size will.

Stock 185/14/C have a rolling circumference of 1965mm, compare this to a 185/60/14 for example, which has a rolling circumference of 1742mm.
The difference means that when your speedo indicates 70mph you're only doing 62mph.

 

[Reborn bay man]

I found the cheapest way to increase your engines power is to fit VW Heritage Brm's 185/65/15 the speedo now reads 90 mph :lol: ,when in fact I think it's more like 40 mph.