I have an escort cossie that i bought from richie russ, it has the harvey gibbs 430 bhp engine in it and its a credit to him.

Just wondering if any one can shed some light on my speedo problem, it feels like the speedo cant keep up with the acceleration of the car!!! and wen it gets to 130 mph (on a private road!!) the speedo seems to be a bit jerky and seems to give up the ghost. Just wondering if any one als has noticed this on their car??



Cheers
Andy

 

i had this, try changing the speedo drive / and ring ( on the O/S/F drive shaft housing )

worked on my car ...

 

u mean the speedo sensor? my speedo was jerky at first then died, it's the plastic pin in the speedo sensor (on the O/S/F drive shaft housing) which spins the cable that broke. Got a new one, and the pin is now metal, but the bad news is it cost 105 pounds

 

OR IT COULD BE AS FIRST THOUGHT!!car's to fast for the speedo!!!!!! oh-er!!!----------

 

Think i will put up with it as it is before i pay Ł105 LOL. Might look into a new cable first and see how it goes from there.

Cheers for the replies
Andy

 

no its not a sensor , its a mechanical drive..

but yes that is the part...