speedometer

[stickandrudderman]

I too hadn't realised the implications of trying to garner more than just Pagoda talk from the forum. I have however now learned something about the pros and cons of foreign military service and the difficulties in managing a forum so am truly a more rounded individual as a result.
What speedo?

[Flyair]

Garry and Stick

That was also my question: for once we are talking serious stuff here, so what speedo?

[Garry]

The original post was JMB having a problem with his speedo and difficulty accessing his speedo cable at the rear of the instruments and all the follow on discussion centred on how to access it.  Saleem, with a RHD car also pointed out the centring of the wipers that allowed greater access.  I was interested in Saleem's suggestion and confirmed by Larrys as the correct method in a RHD as I have my dash in pieces at the restoration workshop and hoping to get it back together this week. In another post i am being asked how I am going to get the instruments back in with the radio and glove box already fitted. I think the answer is with great difficulty having read the posts here.

In JMB's case he ordered a new speedo cable that apparently fixed the problem. It is clearly easier in a LHD car to get to it.

[jmbour]

Hello all,

Let me close the discussion on the speedo :

as I couldn't easily get under the car to reach the cable end on the box side, I let a mechanic do it.
He found that there was a missing bolt, which he replaced.
So I will not konw if the problem was with the missing bolt, or with the cable, but the speedo is now working well (in fact, it seems to be pessimistic, compared to the tacho indications, I will have to check with a GPS).
The mechanic doesn't seem to have great problems in putting the speedo back on the dashboard (always from the right side). He also repl

[jmbour]

(following of previous message)

He also replaced the O_ring of the heater control valve, which was totally stuck (not easy to reach).

It was a long and difficult task to put the heater control unit back in place, but I learn a lot, and it will be easier next time, with experience.
The tech manual  was very helpful. Without it, and its very useful information and pics, I would not have started this process.

Now I have a "new" dashboard with everything working again : speedo, heater unit and clock (revised by JDO instruments in UK).

Next projects : fix a rattling window, and by pass the rheostat, operations which are also very well described in the tech manual.