Re: '82 505 TD, extended highway driving?
From: jsgrubbs2001 (jsgrubbs@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri 29 Mar 2002 - 22:27:56 EST
The speedometers are interchangeable as long as you keep the same
brand (Veglia or Jaeger). In other words the calibration of the 85,
110, and 140 MPH speedometers are the same (1980-1985 505).
I suspect the 135 and 155 MPH speedometers in the '86-newer 505s are
also interchangeable.
-Joe G
--- In peugeot-L@y..., "anarchyx34" <anarchyx@a...> wrote:
> --- In peugeot-L@y..., "jsgrubbs2001" <jsgrubbs@h...> wrote:
> > You want to know how to make a 505 TD get crappy economy on the
> > highway? Drive it at top speed for a while. I did this once and
my
> > average economy (crazy speed + docile driving) dropped to about
25
> > mpg.
> >
> > Still, this was nothing like one of the top speed runs I
witnessed
> > in "Blackie". We ran an empty stretch of new highway, about 15
> miles
> > long, at wide-open-throttle. Our speed never dropped below about
> 144
> > (about 5400 RPM) on some mild hills, and our peak velocity was...
> um,
> > yeah. The car consumed almost a quarter tank of fuel, according
to
> > the guage. That's about 5-6 mpg... WOW!
> >
> >
> > -Joe G
>
> Ok, that brings me to another question. I have the 85mph
> speedometer. How can I fit the 120 mph speedometer in and have it
be
> accurate? Do I have to change the speedometer gear in the tranny?
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