Another new guy

[_iceferg]

Hey everybody,
My name's alex and I bought a 86 lxi hatch in december of last year. its been my daily since but it has a few problems so ill be asking probably some of the most dumb questions around. haha. look out for my posts please
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[_iceferg]

Here's another pic I just took:
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[niles]

Welcome!

[Dr_Snooz]

Welcome!

[_iceferg]

Hey guys, so first dumb question time... My speedo shoots up to like 70+ mph when I'm going at any speed (basically all the time) but when I stop it goes back to zero. So like it knows the car is moving, but its just not reading the speed correctly. Is this easily fixable or should I just try a new speedo cable?
I've just been guaging my speed with the rpms, i.e 30mph=2500rpm in 3rd gear, 45mph=2500rpm in 4th gear, etc.


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[Hazwan]

:welcome: and that sounds like your speedo cable to me. Worth a shot. I have yet to see a faulty speedometer, most are cable related

[Dr_Snooz]

You can try greasing the cable, but I haven't had great success with that in the past. It's best to replace it.

[_iceferg]

Ok, thanks guys. I'll try to get this done before I head home to Hawaii for the summer in a couple of weeks. Hopefully I can get a new one quick enough.


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