Speedo meter..lol

tdthies1 · Post by **tdthies1** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 6:28 pm

hey all when i am driving at 55 mph the speedometer says 70 to 75. and
Ideas? it is also a bit bouncey.. for now i am using my gps to watch
my speed untill i get it figured out.. Is there some kind of
adjustment you can make?
tom

jeff · Post by **jeff** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:44 pm

what size tires do you have on it..
tdthies1 wrote:

> hey all when i am driving at 55 mph the speedometer says 70 to 75. and > Ideas? it is also a bit bouncey.. for now i am using my gps to watch > my speed untill i get it figured out.. Is there some kind of > adjustment you can make?
> tom

John Ph. Graf · Post by **John Ph. Graf** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 8:13 pm

The only other speedometer certification I know about is your state
patrol. Problem is, the certificate usually costs money and embarrassment
from sitting in front of the flashing lights.

On Sat, July 26, 2008 8:28 pm, tdthies1 wrote:
> hey all when i am driving at 55 mph the speedometer says 70 to 75. and
> Ideas? it is also a bit bouncey.. for now i am using my gps to watch
> my speed untill i get it figured out.. Is there some kind of
> adjustment you can make?

tdthies1 · Post by **tdthies1** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 9:33 pm

I have 10 inch tires on it..if i had 12 inch it would be the other way
around. if it said 55 i would really be going faster. 145/80r/10 69t
is what is on it.
my other car had a kink in the line and bounced all over the place.
this one has no kinks and the cable spins easy.
tom
tom--- In anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com, Jeff
wrote:

> what size tires do you have on it..
> tdthies1 wrote: hey all when i am driving at

55 mph the speedometer says 70 to 75. and

> Ideas? it is also a bit bouncey.. for now i am using my gps to watch
> my speed untill i get it figured out.. Is there some kind of
> adjustment you can make?
> tom

jeff · Post by **jeff** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 10:30 pm

thats crazy... maybe your cable is stretched
tdthies1 wrote:

> I have 10 inch tires on it..if i had 12 inch it would be the other way > around. if it said 55 i would really be going faster. 145/80r/10 69t > is what is on it.
> my other car had a kink in the line and bounced all over the place.
> this one has no kinks and the cable spins easy.
> tom
> tom--- In
> anzhonda600owners@ yahoogroups. com
> , Jeff
> wrote:
> > what size tires do you have on it..
> > tdthies1 wrote: hey all when i am driving at > 55 mph the speedometer says 70 to 75. and > > Ideas? it is also a bit bouncey.. for now i am using my gps to watch > > my speed untill i get it figured out.. Is there some kind of > > adjustment you can make?
> > tom

tdthies1 · Post by **tdthies1** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 10:36 am

Just to make sure the speedometer is put in right. the last guy that
had it said he redid the engine and he has the cable run into the
passenger side of the firewall than over to the speedometer. should
it have gone over the engine and stright in? cant figure way it is
not working right. --- In anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com, Jeff
wrote:

> thats crazy... maybe your cable is stretched
> tdthies1 wrote: I have 10 inch tires on

it..if i had 12 inch it would be the other way

> around. if it said 55 i would really be going faster. 145/80r/10 69t
> is what is on it.
> my other car had a kink in the line and bounced all over the place.
> this one has no kinks and the cable spins easy.
> tom
> tom--- In
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
, Jeff
> wrote:
> > what size tires do you have on it..
> > tdthies1 wrote: hey all when i am driving at
> 55 mph the speedometer says 70 to 75. and
> > Ideas? it is also a bit bouncey.. for now i am using my gps to watch
> > my speed untill i get it figured out.. Is there some kind of
> > adjustment you can make?
> > tom

zinc2u · Post by **zinc2u** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 6:00 pm

The speedo cable does enter the cabin through the passenger side firewall. Does your speedo show any reading? If not, verify the cable is the correct length, not broken, and connected at both ends (to the speedo gear and speedo meter).
good luck,
Dale

> Just
> to make sure the speedometer is put in right. the last guy that > had it > said he redid the engine and he has the cable run into the > passenger side > of the firewall than over to the speedometer. should > it have gone over the > engine and stright in? cant figure way it is > not working right. --- In > anzhonda600owners@ yahoogroups. com > , > Jeff > > wrote:

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TOM THIES · Post by **TOM THIES** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 6:05 pm

it does work, the problem is when I am going 55 it says around 75 and is not steady.. it seem to turn easy with fingers when disconnected.

> ----- Original Message -----
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> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> Sent:
> Sunday, July 27, 2008 6:01 PM
> Subject:
> Re: [anzhonda600owners] Re:
> Speedo meter..lol
> The speedo cable does enter the cabin through the passenger side > firewall. Does your speedo show any reading? If not, verify > the cable is the correct length, not broken, and connected at both > ends (to the speedo gear and speedo meter).
> good luck,
> Dale
> > Just
> > to make sure the speedometer is put in right. the last guy that > > had it > > said he redid the engine and he has the cable run into the > > passenger > > side of the firewall than over to the speedometer. should > > it have gone > > over the engine and stright in? cant figure way it is > > not working right.
> > --- In
> > anzhonda600owners@ yahoogroups. com
> > ,
> > Jeff
> >
> > wrote:
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T W S · Post by **T W S** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:41 pm

ive never dealt with a honda 600 speedo cable at all so this is just a thought. on other cars ive had the same problem. what i have done is pull the speedometer cable itself out of the casing, spray it down with WD 40. wipe that off and apply white lithium grease up and down the length of the cable and put it back in the casing. if the thing is reading wrong and the speedo needle is bouncing, theres some resistance in there somewhere. Good luck! Woof

--- On
Sun, 7/27/08, TOM THIES

wrote:
> From: TOM THIES
> Subject: Re: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Speedo meter..lol
> To: anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sunday, July 27, 2008, 8:05 PM
> it does work, the problem is when I am going 55 it says around 75 and is not steady.. it seem to turn easy with fingers when disconnected.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From:
> > goinhm@...
> > To:
> > anzhonda600owners@ yahoogroups. com
> > Sent:
> > Sunday, July 27, 2008 6:01 PM
> > Subject:
> > Re: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Speedo meter..lol
> > The speedo cable does enter the cabin through the passenger side firewall. Does your speedo show any reading? If not, verify the cable is the correct length, not broken, and connected at both ends (to the speedo gear and speedo meter).
> > good luck,
> > Dale
> > > Just to make sure the speedometer is put in right. the last guy that > > > had it said he redid the engine and he has the cable run into the > > > passenger side of the firewall than over to the speedometer. should > > > it have gone over the engine and stright in? cant figure way it is > > > not working right. --- In > > > anzhonda600owners@ yahoogroups. com > > > , Jeff > > > wrote:
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zinc2u · Post by **zinc2u** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 10:02 pm

OK....I have seen that problem before. You have a defective speedometer.
Dale

> it does work, the problem is when I am going 55 it says around 75 > and is not steady.. it seem to turn easy with fingers when > disconnected.

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