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Question about an odometer....:) :) April 28 2012 at 12:04 PM		Arturo Navarro. (Login CMT.Arturo.Navarro) HyperScale Forums from IP address 213.231.114.89


Hi all....My brother is currently restoring a '42 Willys, and he came across a doubt while working with the odometer. It's an original Waltham odometer as fitted to some Ford built Willys. It's got two mileage readers, the one on top wich tell the total amount of miles covered, and the smaller one wich reads the partialmileage covered. Our question is how do you guys at the States scale down a mile--???? Here in my country, the odometers read in kilometers, and every kilometer is divided into one thousand metres. Does a mile divide into yards or into feet???? How many yardsmade a mile..????? I'm aware that the lower odometer must reach 999 to make the upper one turn another mile.... Sorry for such a dumb question, but this is driving me crazy, for we must adjust the said odometer before fitting it to the car's tablier... Kind regards....

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One mile is.. - Dave Cantrell on Apr 28, 2012, 12:22 PM

I may not understand your Q, but the 'white' # is in 10ths of a mile. So 528 ft. nt - Tom Booth on Apr 28, 2012, 12:29 PM

Oh, and does the lower reader have a reset button like more modern.... - Tom Booth on Apr 28, 2012, 1:09 PM

Where? - Owen R Auer on Apr 29, 2012, 12:39 AM

On a friends MB it is on the back of the meter. - Clifford Bossie on Apr 29, 2012, 12:08 PM

Although I'm fairly sure that ALL automobiles sold in the US have trip odometers, with ... - Charles Metz on Apr 29, 2012, 8:54 PM

The bottom numbers are a trip odometer... - Bill Ficner on Apr 28, 2012, 1:10 PM

Arturro.... - Jim Mc on Apr 28, 2012, 2:33 PM

I cannot believe you don't know how long a tenth of a mile is! - Donald Terrana on Apr 28, 2012, 4:02 PM

believe it - Jim Mc on Apr 28, 2012, 9:30 PM

I think 5280 was pounded into me in 4-5th grade (geography I guess?) but it wasn't .... - Tom Booth on Apr 28, 2012, 11:41 PM

"None of the miles shown in the trip odsmeter add to the total miles above." - Bo Roberts on Apr 29, 2012, 8:39 AM

I think he means that they are independent tally's not additive.... - Anonymous on Apr 29, 2012, 1:01 PM

Hey Digger!! I'm OLD and don't understand as fast as once!! N/T - Bo Roberts on Apr 29, 2012, 8:13 PM

Thank you very much for your replies, Sirs... - Arturo Navarro. on May 1, 2012, 9:12 AM

A few more words just to be certain that you understand, Arturo - Charles Metz on May 1, 2012, 10:48 AM

Thank you, Charles.... - Arturo Navarro. on May 1, 2012, 3:57 PM

Maybe this will help, Arturo - Charles Metz on May 1, 2012, 4:37 PM

Thanks again, Charles.... - Arturo Navarro. on May 2, 2012, 5:58 PM

You're entirely welcome, Arturo. Please notice that I just finished changing ... - Charles Metz on May 2, 2012, 6:07 PM

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