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BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER.... A's, G's & E's


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    txmarshall65
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    Post by txmarshall65 Sun Jan 08, 2012 6:05 pm

    THE SPEEDO NEEDLE IN MY 65E DOESN'T SET AT "O" WHEN NOT MOVING.(Points dead center bottom) ANYONE EVER HAD THIS PROBLEM? IS THERE AN EASY FIX?Crazy Speedo Img_1218
    HandiVanMan
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    Post by HandiVanMan Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:09 am

    Is the speedo hooked up?
    txmarshall65
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    Post by txmarshall65 Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:49 am

    NO I DISCONECTED THE CABLE.I CAN SPIN THE BACK OF SPEEO WHERE CABLE INSERTS WITH MY FINGERS AND THE NEEDLE WILL MOVE IN THE DIRECTION IT SHOULD BUT ALLWAYS FALLS PAST "O" OT WHERE YOU SEE IT IN PICS.ANY THOUGHTS HANDY? Bill
    donivan65
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    Post by donivan65 Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:21 am

    I guess you could try and push the needle backwards down to 0 and see if it stays there or take 2 spoons and slip them under the needle and pop it off and reset it to zero...
    sasktrini
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    Post by sasktrini Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:26 am

    I would test it out first. In operation, it might return to 0, just in removing it, it spun backwards (which wouldn't be likely if it were connected to the cable???). I've swapped a few, and don't think I had to worry about it.
    txmarshall65
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    Post by txmarshall65 Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:11 pm

    KUDDOS DON,YOU WERE RITE.THE PART OF THE SPEEDO THAT ADVANCES THE NEEDLE WHEN THE MAGNETS ARE SPINNING INSIDE IT HAS A STOP BAR FOR SETTING IT AT "O",JUST HELD IT AT STOP POINT AND GENTLY ROTATED NEEDLE TO "O"
    EASY FIX.NOW I CAN ONLY HOPE IT'S STILL CALIBRATED.SHOULD BE SINCE I DIDN'T TOUCH THE TENSION SPRING AJUSTMENT.TIME WILL TELL
    THANKS AGAIN DON
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