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Re: odometer started working again -- only when cold!
Posted by JohnVT (more from JohnVT) on Fri, 18 Oct 2002 12:25:13
In Reply to: Re: odometer started working again -- only when cold!, Alex Bucell, Fri, 18 Oct 2002 11:49:00
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It's related to the materials the gears in the odometer are made of. The plastic contracts when it's cold, and grips the metal rods more tightly. As this material ages and starts cracking, they get more loose, and finally will stop working at all, even when cold...
Time this takes varies widely; my 82 stopped working a long time ago, I replaced with a used odometer, which didn't last long either. My 85 still works usually, though this summer I did notice some slipping when it was really hot (it did get above 90F in VT this summer!). My 88 hasn't shown any problems yet...
that and the failure of the clocks (the 88 still works) are just annoying quirks.
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