Has my odometer flipped?
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Has my odometer flipped?
Hi, folks, is there a way of telling if the odometer on my 1980 'vette has flipped? Like maybe the numbers don't quite line up anymore once it turns over, or something like that? My 'vette shows 63,000 miles, but it was in pretty rough shape when I bought it at 61,000, maybe it's just from being 29 years old? Or maybe it has 163,000 miles! I don't know, it's only a 5 digit counter. Thanks,
Scott
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Drifting
Other than typical signs of wear, there isn't any sure way to tell. If it was "pretty rough" as you describe it, it was probably a 163,000 mile car. One way is to look at the pedals, on a 63,000 mile car the gas and brake pedals would look fairly new. On a 163,000 mile car they would be worn.
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Hi, folks, is there a way of telling if the odometer on my 1980 'vette has flipped? Like maybe the numbers don't quite line up anymore once it turns over, or something like that? My 'vette shows 63,000 miles, but it was in pretty rough shape when I bought it at 61,000, maybe it's just from being 29 years old? Or maybe it has 163,000 miles! I don't know, it's only a 5 digit counter. Thanks,
Scott
Scott
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Melting Slicks
Why would they do that, and not just add another didget? no law against another didget.
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Hi, folks, is there a way of telling if the odometer on my 1980 'vette has flipped? Like maybe the numbers don't quite line up anymore once it turns over, or something like that? My 'vette shows 63,000 miles, but it was in pretty rough shape when I bought it at 61,000, maybe it's just from being 29 years old? Or maybe it has 163,000 miles! I don't know, it's only a 5 digit counter. Thanks,
Scott
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I think there are a lot of Vettes and other cars that should have a "1" in front of the mileage reading. Remember that in those days quality was not job #1 and most cars we not expected to go over 60,000 without wearing out.
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Hi, folks, is there a way of telling if the odometer on my 1980 'vette has flipped? Like maybe the numbers don't quite line up anymore once it turns over, or something like that? My 'vette shows 63,000 miles, but it was in pretty rough shape when I bought it at 61,000, maybe it's just from being 29 years old? Or maybe it has 163,000 miles! I don't know, it's only a 5 digit counter. Thanks,
Scott
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The condition of the interior is probably a good indicator of the actual mileage. A 60K mile interior isn't worn out.
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He just put it back together and that was that. I think Mercedes was the first to add more digits, because the american cars were not expected to get to a 100,000 miles.
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That was true with cars like the Vega( 75,000 miles and they were done),...but not V8 cars, some 283s,327s &350s would roll over 2 or 3 times !
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Count it as 100K+ and work from there.
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A buddy of mine tried rolling back an odometer in a Cadillac Cimmiron (spelling) and a set of flags popped up in the small window. I saw this happen. I asked him what he was doing, and he laughed, and said that his buddy asked him to roll the milage back
He just put it back together and that was that. I think Mercedes was the first to add more digits, because the american cars were not expected to get to a 100,000 miles.
He just put it back together and that was that. I think Mercedes was the first to add more digits, because the american cars were not expected to get to a 100,000 miles.
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Drifting
The C3 odometer wheel locks are lined up and then inserted into a thin strip of fiber to keep them in place until the odometer is installed over a permanent steel alignment bar which locks all wheels. Here is the catch: there is a cutout on the steel alignment bar where only the thin fiber holds one wheel in place. This was intentional by GM. If you try to reverse or fast forward the odometer, guess what? The fiber breaks and then a couple of the locks start to spin with the wheels. Then you are finished.
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Melting Slicks
Here's another right before and after pic, What, no flags?
But I think a tiny horn shot some tiny GM confetti in the speedo
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...996&highlight=
But I think a tiny horn shot some tiny GM confetti in the speedo
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...996&highlight=
#18
Melting Slicks
I think the European cars had more digits because they were counting kilometers. Not uncommon to 100,000 KM!
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I've never done this, but if you tear the speeo apart there is a thin stip of white plastic across the back of the odo wheels. At 100k that strip is supposed to tear and let the spacers between the wheels turn. So now the black wheels will have a white stripe between them.
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Safety Car
my 1980 has an HONST 65K on it, and i can tell you, check the petals, if the rubber looks worn at all then its probably 100K plus what it shows. Also check out the steering wheel, and if the drivers seat is in ok condition, if the leather is messed up, or if the cushion is flat, then its been well loved.