With all this talk of MPH vs RPM has got me worried that my own speedo isnt
reading properly - it does bounce quite a bit. The last thing I want to do
is get on a roll and get a speeding ticket to go with my parking ticket.....
Maybe there is a simple answer to all of this; someone has been messing with
space and time. A bit like "Back to the Future" only with a Spit rather than
a DeLorean....... now that would be a film! Just before hitting 55 mph - the
exhaust falls off - thus Michael J Fox gets stuck in 1955 and never makes
Spin City or Doc Hollywood. A sequel is made, but is nowhere near as good as
the original. And the Spitfire flys of course - however they get sued by the
makers of "Battle of Britain" for nicking their idea - who would think of
making a film about flying Spitfires? (officially the greatest plane ever
made - due to its cheap parts, low insurance and tiny turning circle - and
thrashing all those midgetschmitts during the war) The third film isn't
bad - however a
Spit in the wild west is a bit far fetched if you ask me - where would you
get the parts?. And nobody will ever remember the storyline - except it's
set in
the wild west. Oh, and the big flying, time travelling steam engine. Its a
conspiracy I tell you, a conspiracy!
This explanation may help you if ever caught speeding. I suggest you print a
copy of it and put it in your open plan glove box.
TTFN + Happy Holidays,
James
1977 Pimento Red Spit
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 5:04 PM
Subject: MPH vs. RPM - Speedo update
> Dear All,
>
> I found a super article on Speedometer repair and calibration at
> http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/arhodes/Speedo.html - using
> this I have just recalibrated my speedo. It is now reading the correct
> 54 mph at 3000 rpm. At lower engine speeds it is reading anything up
> to 9 mph high (at zero rpm), and at higher engine speeds it is reading a
> little low. This, according to the article cited, is apparently a
> symptom of the bar magnet losing its magnetism. I can't be bothered to
> replace my speedo with a good one, since that would mean hours spent
> winding the odometer forward, but at least I now know more-or-less what
> speed I am doing on country roads and motorways...
>
> Thanks to everyone who provided help and advice.
>
> ATB
> --
> Mike
> Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea"
> http://www.greenhillbooks.com/booksheets/eyewitness_in_the_crimea.html
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