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Odometer Question
All,
I have the usual "my odometer doesn't work" complaint. I know all about the various repairs, so I'm not going to ask how to fix it...I just wanted to recount my experience, and see if anyone has had a similar one. When I bought my car last weekend, the previous owner said "No, the odometer doesn't work"...and I was OK with that, as it's a common issue. When I began the trip to return the car home, I reset the trip odometer to 000 on a whim, and went on my merry way. Much to my surprise, BOTH the odometer and trip odometer worked flawlessly. However, my happiness was clouded at 249.9 miles when everything stopped. I managed to stop and reset the odometer, but it never would get past .9 miles again unless I kept my finger on the reset button and applied a very slight pressure. Has anyone ever seen that issue? Thanks, Joe
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1983 300D - 314,640 miles (not all by me) - Daily Driver --Sold-- 1983 300d - 215,000 miles (approximately) |
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Yup. When I first got my replacement speedo I didn't get the rheostat for the dash lights screwed in properly (as in I think I forgot to put the screw in), and of course that's the trip reset as well.
After one push it had everything cockeyed in there so it would go a bit and get stuck, and I'd push in just a little and it would take off again. I simply pulled the cluster back out, saw the screw sitting on the insulation, and had the 'aha' moment.
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Thanks! I'm going to pull the cluster out anyway to check on the other odometer parts, so I'll see if the problem is something that simple.
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1983 300D - 314,640 miles (not all by me) - Daily Driver --Sold-- 1983 300d - 215,000 miles (approximately) |
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if it won't advance past .9 or 9.9 it's the aluminum gear on the digit shaft... push it out, knurl it with vicegrips and push it back... done.
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