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Old Sep 18, 2013 | 08:49 PM
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My 65 Coupe clock (original, not Quatz converted) seems to run slow and drifts around 10min/day...

Anyone having same issue?
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Old Sep 18, 2013 | 09:23 PM
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Nope. Never look at my clock. I have a cell phone and a watch to tell time. Also with a battery disconnect I never worrie about setting the time.

But to answer you question I am sure the points in the clock are dirty and it just needs a good cleaning
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Old Sep 18, 2013 | 09:40 PM
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10 minutes is a lot but check the owners manual. I seem to remember there was a way to speed up or slow them down.
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Old Sep 18, 2013 | 10:01 PM
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I believe advancing or going back 12 hrs effects the movement to run faster or slower
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DZVette put together a nice write up on cleaning the points on the clock which you can find at http://www.lbfun.com/warehouse/tech_...C2%20Clock.pdf
If that doesn't work, just do the quartz conversion. You can do it yourself in about a half hour or so and just save the guts to the old clock in case someone ever wants the original. I converted mine to quartz about 6 years ago and its run great ever since.

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Old Sep 18, 2013 | 11:22 PM
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With the original clock, each time you adjust the clock it makes a small adjustment. If you keep adjusting it should eventually match up. If it's varying fast and slow, you may have to clean it up. When you set it for daylight savings time and back again in the fall, it will mess up your speed again and you'll have to start all over.
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