identify/describe functionality of this part please
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From: chandler az
identify/describe functionality of this part please
This is from a '73 corvette. The owner (a friend) said the speedo worked when he parked it bacause of an electrical problem 20 years ago. This was flopping around near the tail of the transmission. The housing of the cable had also been melted from the headers about halfway down. Anyway(thinking I understand the functionality of a speedometer) When I turn one side of this shouldn't the other side turn?
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Re: identify/describe functionality of this part please (wombvette)
Yes, it is a gear change unit, intended to make the speedo correct, usually after are rear end ratio change.
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Re: identify/describe functionality of this part please (brookman)
I bet if you ask your friend, the car has a 3:36 rear end. And yes, the other side should turn. The ratio will be a little off 1:1 however.
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Re: identify/describe functionality of this part please (redwingvette)
:iagree: it is not stock.
