Reset odemeter (New Engine)

Why do you want to turn it back? Just note that 68,000 was mileage that the engine was put in for memory or for the potential buyer. John

The hits on odometer fraud should have clued you in, that's what it is. Putting in a new engine doesn't magically take miles off the rest of the truck. The accepted protocal ist to note in the owners manual in the back where the service notes go that a new or rebuilt engine was installed, the date and the milage. And leave the receipt in the book.

Federal law prohibits altering the odometer reading. That's why you keep getting web sites about fraud - because that's what you'de be doing.

Well, since no one else will say it...

take the speedo cable loose from the transmission, chuck the end of it up in a drill, wrap some duct tape around the drill button so it stays down, and plug the drill in. Let run until odometer reaches desired reading or until drill burns out.

Wabbitslayer

The easiest thing to do, although illegal as all get out is to buy a new speedometer/odometer from your favorite classic restoration company.

...Ron

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Actually, when I wanted to replace the one in my Tracer, I found out that the replacements have red tenths instead of factory black digits. The reason, I was told, is that it allows you to replace the odom, without committing "fraud", because it is an obvious replacement item.

Eric G

Sounds like you need an our meter on the engine.

The odometer is not an engine hour meter! It clocks how many miles are on that vehicle since new. Changing the odometer reading is unethical and likely violates a whole host of state and federal laws.

Replacing the speedo/odo is not illegal. Changing the value of the odo is not illegal. Making a false claim as to the actual mileage based on what the odo shows is fraud. If the odo is replaced (or rolled back to 0 ) the original mileage must be recorded/disclosed and the new odo value must be added to determine the actual mileage for any legal transaction regarding that vehicle. In an '89 GT I once owned I replaced the 85 mph factory speedo with a rebuilt 120 mph unit. I rolled the new odo forward, opened the case and just flipped the numbers to the actual mileage of the factory unit so I wouldn't have to bother with it later. I never misrepresented the vehicles actual mileage so it wasn't fraud. You can legally replace your odo with one from a junkyard if you want, but you'd have to record your old mileage and the mileage of the new unit to determine the vehicles actual future mileage. This info would then need to be disclosed in any future legal transaction. For the record I think it's silly to roll the odo back because the engine's been replaced, but it wouldn't be fraud unless he was misrepresenting the actual vehicle mileage on a registration or to a buyer.

LOL, just imagine what you're getting when you buy a cop car that has 180K miles on the odo...

"Kevin" wrote I only need the odometer part, not the speedo part too. Thanks.

I don't think it exists.

Even if it did, it would have to run off of the same cable (I'm taking a wild guess that this isn't an electronic car). I don't see how that would be very feasible... it would cost a ton.

To the OP - remembering when you swapped engines is the same thing as remembering when you changed your oil last... whatever method you use to count miles for changes, you can use for this. I'm sure you'll notice when you've reached the 100 mile service and so on.... best bet (cheapest, most legal, and easiest) is to just leave it alone and keep a small notebook, or a piece of paper with the mileage scribbled on it.

JS