ACCURATE SPEEDOMETER?

Hi Chris, I live just south of Green Bay, and the Kwik Trip stores around here had

Well, we are almost neighbors! Actually I'm an hour north of GB. My truck doesn't mind the ethanol mixed fuel like some vehicles do, so when I can get 89 octane for the same price as 87 I do. I have to pay more attention to which stations I buy my gas from. Some of it just runs like crap in my truck.

Chris

I remembered you saying you were going to northern WI to look at a Jeep a while back and I told you I'd race you to it when I took my kids up to Lac du Flambeau to my parents cottage. I didn't see if you actually picked up the Jeep or not though.

My stuff runs okay with the ethanol, but I buy it only when I have to. I just have a philosophical problem with it, but I guess that's probably for a different thread.

Well, the Jeep is still there, but I think I am going to pass on it at least for now. It is worth what the guy wants for it, but my situation right now tells me not to take on any new projects because I am planning on relocating overseas soon.

Chris

You make life complicated - do the same calculation you did for one mile and divide the result by 5. The reasons I usually use a longer stretch are a. there is one just south of town here on the interstate and b. when you drive an 87 Comanche with over 180k on the clock at 6500' elevation and a

As an aside, the highest mileage I ever got for long trips in that Comanche was 27 mpg. Colorado Springs -> Abilene, TX using 5th gear (2250 RPM) and a

Check out this site:

Quick Trip is one of these companies...

HTH

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Well, back from the dealership. I found out my speedo was actually off approximately 6 mph. To my surprise, they do not change out the actual speedo gear anymore. It is all done by changing the tire size in the vehicle's computer. I also asked them to turn my steering from side to side in full wheel lock while it was there to see if I had any rubbing with the new bigger tires. According to them, I did not have any at all. Again to my surprise. Well, the surprises kept coming....I got ready to pick up my Jeep, they handed me my keys and a copy of the work performed and said I was "all set". So I went to the cashier to find out what I owed, and she told me "nothing". So, I saved myselft approximately $40.00 yesterday.

Here's the kicker -- I took my car to a different dealership other than where I bought it because it was easier (and closer) for me when I got out of work. Plus they have evening hours for service. The dealership that I bought it from was going to charge me $40.00 to recalibrate the speedo. How do you like that? You would think it would have been the other way around (the place where I bought it wouldn't have charged me). I was literally in and out in 15 minutes.

Can't beat that! Makes you wonder where you'll be buying next time...or at least giving them a chance to match your best offer.

I think they started adjusting in the computer in '03.....So I would guess (hope) that it was reading 6 mph _low_ or 'under' the actual speed?

tw

Thanks for the follow up and info.

It would seem your watch method was pretty close eh.

Mike

I hope all works out well on that endeavor. Good luck!

Thanks. I am planning on moving to the Philippines where my fiancee is from. I am tired of the weather here. It's too damn hot all summer and too damn cold in the winter. At least there I know what the weather will be like because it's pretty much the same year round, other than the rainy season when it um, rains! Besides, there are so many Jeeps over there and many of the body parts are still made there. It really is Jeep heaven. Even the "buses" there are Jeeps. They are called Jeepneys actually. Looks like a CJ or TJ from end grafted on to a school bus back end.

Chris

You've never listened to the Art Bell talk show. The Philippines are located just above the equator. God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto: snipped-for-privacy@aol.com

My recollections of jungle survival and frequent trips to Clark AFB (before the volcano swallowed it) tell me that rain will not be the only adjustment you'll need. Even in the mountains around Baggio I was sweating like furnace stoker!

I've been there a few times now. The first time the humidity hit me when I walked out of the airport in Manila, I damn near fainted. I got used to it after a few days though, surprisingly. Granted, I wouldn't want to run a marathon or anything, but the pluses outweigh the minuses in my opinion. We plan on living in Mindanao in Iligan City, in case you know where that is. I fell in love with the place to be honest.

Chris

Love is blind. God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto: snipped-for-privacy@aol.com

Yeah my wife and I are not fond of the weather here either, but we have some pretty deep roots down right now. Those Jeepneys are weird...very unique. I've seen them in some Jeep books I've got, and a friend was stationed there with the Air Force back in the 80's and he told me about 'em. I'm guessing 4x2s, but that's a guess. ;) I hope you have fun down there, it sound like a HUGE adventure. I'm jealous. Pete