The trip meter on my R65 LS has decided to give me grief. Initially the push button would stick all the way down and I would have to find something to pull it back out for a reset. Now the button has stuck in position all the way out and does not want to move.
Anyone have any thoughts on a solution? I'd really like to have it back for tracking my mileage.
Let me check....
Owning an old Airhead is easy.
Keeping an old Airhead running great is the true test.
I messed around with it and a little wiggly action seems to have fixed it, at least for now.
Let me check....
I have a core speedo mechanism from an R65 that you can use to mix/match parts if you'd like.
Owning an old Airhead is easy.
Keeping an old Airhead running great is the true test.
You have them for the speedo or the trip meter? My only issue is the trip meter, the speedo itself is fine.
The speedo/ odometer/ trip meter is one single "unit".
The tachometer is one single "unit".
These 2 metal framed "units" sit together, under the lighting circuit board, inside the single "gauge set" plastic housing.
Owning an old Airhead is easy.
Keeping an old Airhead running great is the true test.
Ok, got you. And you're saying you have a replacement unit? The tach is still fine.
I'm saying there's a complete, working R65 speedo unit (80 MPH dial), which has been sitting on my work bench since January 2020. I took it out of a (new to me) RS and replaced it with the correct 120 MPH dial unit. A "unit" for "unit" swap.
It seemed to function correctly except that the readings didn't seem 'spot on', an assumption I ascribed at that time to the difference in final drive ratios. But, critical time and distance verification measurements were not made because there was a known good R100 unit waiting to go in.
Owning an old Airhead is easy.
Keeping an old Airhead running great is the true test.
Maybe I should get it from you to do a swap on mine?
I could use a 120 unit for my R100, it only has an 80 unit in it now and I regularly go over it. 🙄
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