61 Rampside speedo

[bsodt]

My 61 has seen a lot of owners I bet and my question is my speedo died and it was a 110mph style. I just replaced with a used FC style and it only shows 80 mph. Were there 2 or were all FCs 80mph and mine was from a car? Also it has the 1 2. 3 4 shift points but mine is a poweglide. I am assuming I need to get a correct transmission speedo gear now with a 80 speedo since my speed is now off.


Thanks

[66vairguy]

This was discussed on the other forum. --- Consensus is some PG FC's vehicles had speedometers with shift points.

Yes it's not unusual to see a car speedometer in an FC - they all have the same drive ratio. The gear in the transmission was selected at the factory to match the axle ratio.

[toytron]

Can we even say speedo anymore? It's like saying thongs when you are referring to your flip flops. ;-0

Ed Stevenson

[64powerglide]

You could also send the speedo to a repair shop with the diameter of the tires & have it calibrated.