No it doesn't turn it in reverse as I installed one on a 5 speed which never
came with one and my speedo works fine. It just allows the cable to be
installed w/o a nasty kink.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: <JRDMF@aol.com>
To: <christopher-dunn@home.com>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: a few quirks (read: problems)
> Chris:
>
> I saw your post on the speedo problem, and was pretty sure that the 90
degree
> adaptor also changes the direction of roatation. I happen to have a spare
one
> here and spinning it in my hands it would appear that this is the case.
What
> is happening to your speedo is that it is being driven backwards, which
means
> once it hits the stop you will get no indication. The good news is that it
> won't hurt the instrument so all that you have to do is make sure that
your
> adaptor is good and put it back in.
>
> I have had a few of these gauges run across my desk and the majority of
them
> have the oscillation problem that you were originally talking about. The
> speedo and the tach are both "silicone" dampened at the factory when they
are
> manufactured and I am afraid that after 35 years the stuff does finally
run
> out, or dry up. We all know what a pain these instruments are to get into,
> but I am sorry to say that it is the only way to get all of the "bounce"
out.
> A dry or "funky" cable will contribute to this problem, but if after you
have
> dealt with that, if you still have a bounce problem then I'm sorry to say
> that the gauge is all that is left. (You were thinking about tearing those
> instruments apart to clean out the 35 years of "funk" anyway, right?)
>
> Hope this helps.........Jon
> Huntington Beach, Ca
> 67.5 1600
> P.S. The good news is that I have several pieces of glass left over from
> previous repairs that didn't survive, so if your glass gets hurt during
the
> process don't sweat it I will be glad to send one your way.
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