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From: ed@mtxinu.UUCP (Ed Gould)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Fixing speedometer/odometer rate?
Message-ID: <266@mtxinu.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 15-Jan-85 21:42:22 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 15 21:42:22 1985
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> I have a 1984 Honda Accord LX Hatchback.  On a recent highway trip
> between Los Angeles and San Francisco, I noticed that the odometer reads
> 2.8% HIGH.  That is, if I drive an actual distance of 35 miles (based on
> highway mile markers), my odometer would incorrectly indicate that I had
> driven 36 miles.
> 
> The speedometer appears to read "high" by the same amount.

As far as I know, the only way to change most speedometer/odometer
rates is to change the gear in the transmission that drives the
cable - at least that's true for mechanical ones.

The reason for reading high may not be related to warranties
expiring early (as Rich *doesn't* imply), but may be related to
a German law that requires speedometers to read between
0% low and 5% high.  In other words, the defense for speeding
that goes "I was cited for going 57 but my speedometer read 54"
can't be used, at least not with a legal speedometer.

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