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Re: [Jackal Owners Club] New season frustrations

Quoting eng_michael <eng_michael@...>:

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> This morning my speedometer stopped working. Hooray. I'm hoping a
> screw loosened off the speedo cable, but that's just wishful. It
> likely broke now that the Odometer cleared 23k. Any suggestions on
> troubleshooting or other advice, as I've never had this happen to me
> and barely know how this works on the Jackal.

If both the speedometer and odometer are dead the first thing I'd look
at is the speedo cable. Over the last 897xx miles I've had to replace
my cable twice. Once cause it died on its own, the other cause I was
too creative in routing it.


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Jon Burdsall
Helena, Mt

"An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a
cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup."
- H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)

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Tue May 12, 2009 9:33 pm

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So it's spring. And I've already been riding in the NYC area since February (brrr) whenever the ice wasn't on the road. To be fair, I've only ridden to work...
eng_michael
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May 12, 2009
12:05 pm

Can't help with the speedometer, but for the side cover, you might try the MGNOC classifieds. There was at least one EV being parted out, and aside from paint...
Jay Williams
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May 12, 2009
1:31 pm

also ran across a buy parting out a 98 EV in Atlanta on Craigslist yesterday. ... From: Jay Williams <cj750@...> Subject: RE: [Jackal Owners Club] New...
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May 12, 2009
5:41 pm

Thanks all for the side cover source . Found out from the MG local service/dealer here that decals can be had for about $35 a pair. "Get out into the...
Mike Eng
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May 12, 2009
11:29 pm

At the SWMO Guzzi campout last weekend, I spotted a black '01 Jackal with the front brake on the LH side of the fork. My own Jackal, and every other Jackal I'm...
Jay Williams
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May 12, 2009
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... If both the speedometer and odometer are dead the first thing I'd look at is the speedo cable. Over the last 897xx miles I've had to replace my cable...
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May 12, 2009
9:56 pm

Hi Mr. Burdsall, Do you mean that the speedo/odometer can fail independantly. Ouch. The Tripdometer isn't moving, so I guess that means the Speed and Odo are...
Mike Eng
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May 13, 2009
12:01 am

Yes, they could fail independantly. Which actually makes trouble shooting the problem easier if both have failed. You look for something common to both, most...
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