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Old Nov 3, 2013 | 01:51 AM
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speedo seems to be reading higher than it should be all of a sudden. no tach, but road noise to driving with traffic "ratio" what used to be a steady needle at 70mph now is 80-90mph that the needle floats (not bounces) between the two
 
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Old Nov 3, 2013 | 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by rockittsled
speedo seems to be reading higher than it should be all of a sudden. no tach, but road noise to driving with traffic "ratio" what used to be a steady needle at 70mph now is 80-90mph that the needle floats (not bounces) between the two
Could be it's time to clean and lube both the cable and the speedometer head.
The cable is easy, the speedometer, not so much. This usually involves disassembling the unit, cleaning out the 30+ years of crud then lubing everything up and put it back together.
 
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 02:45 AM
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wish me luck that the panel doesn't crumble
 
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wish me luck that the panel doesn't crumble
That's like asking to touch the hand of god....

Those things always crumble at the slightest touch.

I think they changed the chemistry in the molds, after '80 it's not so "crumbly"
 
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by montana_highboy
That's like asking to touch the hand of god....

Those things always crumble at the slightest touch.

I think they changed the chemistry in the molds, after '80 it's not so "crumbly"
.. true Montana but I have been lucky 2 out of my 3 trucks.. but that one bad one was leaving crumbles in the floorboard way before I even pulled it out

Good luck rockittsled
 
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