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Discussion in 'Technical Q&A' started by samson, May 10, 2011.

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  1. samson

    samson Karting
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    #1 samson, May 10, 2011
    I've had the car for about 9 weeks(85 308gts with 21,000 miles). I just realized that when the key is out of the ignition the speedo reads 10mph and the tach reads 500rpm. I don't know if it was like that when I got it. Is that normal for my car? When it is idling and not moving the tach reads 1000rpm(which IS normal) and the speedo still reads 10mph. Is this something I should worry about? The car performs beautifully at all times.
    Thanks for the help my friends.
    Sam
     
  2. Dom

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    #2 Dom, May 10, 2011
    Yes it's normal. Something about it looks fast even when it's sitting still...
     
  3. Steve Magnusson

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    #3 Steve Magnusson, May 10, 2011
  4. samson

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    #4 samson, May 10, 2011
    As usual the family comes to the rescue. Thanks. I hope all my problems are like this one.
    BTW-this is the best thing I ever bought!
     
  5. pippo

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    #5 pippo, May 10, 2011
    By any chance, are those speedos and rpm meters Jeger meters?
     
  6. f355spider

    f355spider F1 World Champ
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    #6 f355spider, May 10, 2011
    Veglia...also affectionately called "Vaguelia" due to their accuracy, or lack there of. ;)
     
  7. carguy

    carguy F1 Rookie

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    #7 carguy, May 11, 2011
    ...VAGUELIA....Ha Ha Ha Ha....!
     
  8. samson

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    #8 samson, May 11, 2011
    They are Veglia meters.
     
  9. pippo

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    #9 pippo, May 11, 2011
    Thanks, people. Just wanted to learn /curious. So who is worse? Veglia or jeger?
     
  10. FasterIsBetter

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    #10 FasterIsBetter, May 12, 2011
    Ah, you guys don't know inaccurate. Veglia is spot-on compared to the Smiths gauges in the old Jaguars. Face it, any of these old gauges are more a relative indicator than they are accurate to any great degree. The speedo in my first XKE, a '72 V-12 coupe (the one in my avatar), would oscillate up and down by 10 to 15 mph as I drove. It was cable driven off a gear on the transmission. I changed the cable, the gear, lubed the crap out of the cable with graphite, tried everything I could think of, and it still oscillated. Never did get around to pulling the speedo and having it rebuilt. Such is old cars.
     
  11. BigTex

    BigTex Seven Time F1 World Champ
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    #11 BigTex, May 12, 2011
    My Veglia clock is 'correct' twice a day....doesn't get much better than that man!!!


    I think they are great, although there IS a thread here where all were changed due to the owner's eyesight......to VDO (red dials) IIRC....

    Anyway I like Veglia, it 'fits" the Ferrari mindset.

    Good to hear the OP is enjoying his car!!!!
     

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