Wild guess...
The needle is operated by a couple of magnets spun by the cable at the back
of the gauge. Too strong of a magnetic field?.. wrong magnets or too close
proxinmity to the plate that drives the the needle.
Check with the Nissonger about sending it back.
Gerard
At 7:41 PM -0500 12/19/01, David Lester wrote:
>Ok all you Spridget owners, who can successfully answer this one? 1965
>Sprite MK III. Has new (and might I add, correct) speedo gear; has new
>cable; tires are the correct size; rear end is original; original speedometer
>rebuilt by Nicenger (sp) in New York. Here's the deal. The speedometer reads
>a perfect twenty mph higher than I am actually driving. While it feels great
>to think you are doing 70 when you are really doing the speed limit at 50, it
>would be nice to have the speedometer read properly. I have other questions,
>but I will do them one at the time.
>
>Thanks for your help.
>
>David
>Johnson, VT
>
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