Daft Question - mileometer
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pauljmcnulty
Active member
lol - it's a test!
There's a button in the right-hand vent on the dash, the ones that blow in your face. Make sure you're stationary wnen you press it as they can break. [
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There's a button in the right-hand vent on the dash, the ones that blow in your face. Make sure you're stationary wnen you press it as they can break. [
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Diver944
Active member
The switch behind the reset button can become dislodged so that the button doesn't touch it when you press.
The instrument binnacle and central air vents come off easily by removing the 6 or 7 screws that secure it in place and it lifts out (easier with steering wheel removed but possible with it in place). Then you can see the electrical switch that sits behind the reset button. If the switch is broken, it has the part number printed on it and is quite cheap from Porsche or breakers
Mine had moved to the left a little so needed persuading back and a strip of Duck tape to secure it
The instrument binnacle and central air vents come off easily by removing the 6 or 7 screws that secure it in place and it lifts out (easier with steering wheel removed but possible with it in place). Then you can see the electrical switch that sits behind the reset button. If the switch is broken, it has the part number printed on it and is quite cheap from Porsche or breakers
Mine had moved to the left a little so needed persuading back and a strip of Duck tape to secure it
poprock
New member
Yep. Clark's Garage have a very easy to follow step-by-step for removing the instrument surround etc. If it's not the switch, then the odometer gears have probably been stripped by a previous owner trying to reset it whilst driving.
944 man
Active member
Thats bordering on being a myth. If the fibrous gears have worn out and theyre just clinging on by the skin of their teeth, then resetting in motion might finish them off, but it is definitely and certainly not the cause. Ive had a number of oval dash cars which were nearly new and reset whilst moving with no detrimental effect. My series one hillclimber was regularly reset on the move too: also with no ill effect, at 55,000 to 60,000 miles.
pauljmcnulty
Active member
I advise this as I don't know if the car in question has, indeed, got gears that are on their last legs. Only resetting it when stationary can't do any harm, and could possibly do good, so it's not a bad idea to get into the habit. Remember that a lot of these cars have upwards of 150K miles on them now and after 20-plus years things get brittle!
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