Re: [alfa] GTV6 speedo problems

["Gwynne W. Spencer" <gwynnes1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Please give us the name, address and ways to contact the speedo shop in 
Palo Alto.

Gwynne Spencer

At 01:02 PM 11/10/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>A couple of recent inquiries about GTV6 speedo problem (what could be the
>problem?  They either work, don't work, or read wrong, right?).
>
>After X period of time and history goes by, electronic problems happen in
>the GTV6 speedo and it needs to be sent to a good speedo shop; when this
>happened on my 84 car a couple of years ago, it went up to Palo Alto, I 
>think,  so
>the questioner (sorry I don't recall your name) in the Bay area doesn't have
>far to go.  As I recall, the failure mode on mine was this: it worked 
>well  for
>many years.  Then, the needle started jumping at speeds between about  45 and
>55 mph, bouncing up to 90 or 100 or so.  Then, readings were not  accurate.
>Then, reading were only a little bounce between an indicated 15  or so and
>around 30, no matter the actual speed.  After a nice long rest at  speedo 
>heaven
>where a transistor was found to have failed and a new one  installed, it has
>come back and worked perfectly ever since.
>
>Moral: send it out or use the tach.
>
>Charlie
>LA, CA, USA
>
>84 GTV6
>91 Spider Deminormale
>94 164 LS
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