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fixing my odometer
i want to fix my odometer this weekend so i can figure out what kinda gas mileage i am getting. it was working when i first bought the car, the trip odometer was working too and i pushed the reset button while on the move at like 25 mph and it reset and after that they both stopped working. since then (few months ago) the speedo registered maybe 115 more miles, and the trip odometer went up to 52 miles. every once and a while it will work for a few blocks its weird.
Anyone have any ideas what it could be? i want to take the cluster out tonight or tomaro depending on what kinda freetime i have tonight. I checked out diesel giants page on the odometer repair and what he was fixing looks like it might be very frustrating. so if anyone has had similer problem i would appreciate some help. thanks - Jason
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1985 mercedes benz 300D turbo diesel 1998 VW GTI VR6 1996 VW GTI 2.0 1999 saab 9-3 turbo 1987 300sdl (sold) |
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I am pretty sure the SDL has an electronic Speedo. If you are working on one of those i am not sure that dieselgiant's instructions work.
but I would not bet me life on it since i am not sure....
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86 300 SDL - Vesuvius 96 SL 500 Assumption is the mother of all screw ups. Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. - Dylan Thomas All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing - Edmund Burke |
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I used the DieselGiant how-to to fix mine, it's not that bad. Only thing was I couldn't figure out how to get the locktite in the right spot, so I did without it. Just roughing up the shaft at the end where the main gear sits has worked for about 500 miles so far. If/when it starts flaking out again I'll take another shot with the locktite. The only other issue I had was getting the retaining collar off the shaft. Mine obviously never read the "it is not on with great force to begin with" part.
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i kno my name is turbosdl... i wish i could change it but i sold that car a while ago... now i have a 85 300td. sorry for the confusion
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1985 mercedes benz 300D turbo diesel 1998 VW GTI VR6 1996 VW GTI 2.0 1999 saab 9-3 turbo 1987 300sdl (sold) |
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if you are good working on small objects, then the dieselgiant instructions should work for your odometer.
The 300SDL though has some electronics built into it.....with a circuit board soldered onto it......I sent Coda's odometer to Rick at www.speedometer.com
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daw_two Germantown, TN Links: Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior Cluster Needles Paint New Old Stock (NOS) parts Past: 3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda" 04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben" & many more |
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85 300D 75K Anthracite Grey 0-60 in 13 seconds **For Sale** 84 300D 333K Black (The Velveteen Rabbit) 0-60 in 14 seconds 00 Toyota Sienna 208K (Sold) 15 Subaru Outback 43K 11 Subaru Outback 67K 98 Ford Taurus 100K (Gertie - Was Grandma's - drove it to church and shopping - really) Daughter's car now. 30 Model A Ford 2 Door Sedan (Sold) 0-60 in . . . Never reached 60 |
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For the W126 with the electronic speedometer, try these folks: http://www.odometergears.com/
Their website has quite a bit of information on what to look for and what parts are needed.
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just got off the phone with jeff from odometergears.com. great guy, gave me good advice on how to fix my problem. identified that i didn't need to buy anythign from him and provided clear instructions on what to clean/lube.
he'll definitely get my business if something does require replacing. |
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Those instructions from Dieselgiant were great! Fixed my odo! Thanks!
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