Page 1 of 1
speedo
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 8:09 pm
by SR
a thought crossed my mind today, the splitty has origanol speedo but 1098 engine/box , so am i right in thinking it will give an inaccurate reading cos it should be 803 box? cheers
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 8:29 pm
by Onne
What year is the Splitty? does it have the MM style dash, or the later one? What are you using for diff/axle?
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 8:33 pm
by SR
hiya mate it a 55 centre speedo, with 1098 axle
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 8:37 pm
by Onne
Just use a speedo out of an gold faced '63 1098 car, plenty about I think. Maybe I've got one for you. There's about 8 scattered around the house. I would need to know the calibration number, and Willie to help me with that!
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 9:26 pm
by SR
cheers onne ,ive got 2 others from later cars, so if numbers come up........
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 9:39 pm
by Onne
Or use the trial and error plan, like I did. Jolly expensive way of doing things, but I have finally got on that is remotely accurate
speedo
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 3:00 pm
by Willie
STEVE...since you appear to be using all 1098 mechanicals you can
fit any 1098 speedo but,if you would prefer a BRONZE faced one then
the only suitable 1098 ones will have the serial number on the face
of...SN4477/80. If it does not have that number then it is probably
from a 948cc car.
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 5:03 pm
by SR
willie,your infinate knowledge never ceases to impress,thanks mate, hope your doing allright mate
speedo
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 5:18 pm
by Willie
STEVE.....Forgot to stress that,if you do fit the 1098 type Speedo
then you MUST also fit the 1098 type sender unit in the fuel tank.
If you do not then the fuel gauge will not read correctly. It is a
straight swop so if you obtain a sender unit which uses a push-on
Lucar type connector it will definitely be suitable. Yes thanks, am
better now that the Radiotherapy has stopped, I'm such a delicate
little flower!!!
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 5:26 pm
by SR
cheers mate,thats good to hear
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 4:46 pm
by SR
nice one willie,number match for the one in the car and the 2 spares,steve
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 5:48 pm
by Matt
If you use thegold faced speedo can't you use the same sender?
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 6:04 pm
by SR
apparently not matt
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 11:43 pm
by Matt
If you look on esm spares there are 2 fuel tank senders - pre and post '63. The gold speedos stopped in '63, so surely a (late) series II should be able to use a gold speedo without changing the sender
senders
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 5:51 pm
by Willie
The sender changed when the engine changed to 1098cc BUT the
first two years of the 1098 had a bronze faced speedo then changed
to black. This also meant that the first two years did not have a push
on Lucar type connector on the sender but a nutted type as per
earlier senders. Complicates matters somewhat! Basic symptom...
if your fuel gauge reads backwards change the type of sender!