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Subject:odometer related questions
From:craig cowan
Date:Thu, 1 Nov 2007 13:15:41 -0400

With the topic of running out of gas being discussed, i would like to
inquire about odometer fixes. I too seem to have a debateable fuel guage,
and a non working odometer/trip counter. I also need to have more miles on
the car than i had last year in order to pass PA inspection this year, quite
a problem when the Odometer never worked. Luckily i have a spare
odometer/speedometer face that works! However, i need to add at least 30K
miles to my spare before i can put it in my bus and be legal. My question
therefore is, is there a good way to ADD miles to an odometer? I've seen one
guide online but i have had no luck with removing the speedometer needle and
feel it will be destroyed if i attempt. Furthermore, how much work is it to
switch out the speedometers? I would assume it's just the removal of the
dash cluster and a simple replacement, but i'm not sure.
What have you guys done to fix your odometers?

Thanks again
-Craig
'85GL

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