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The speedo has been acting up, humming, clicking, and bouncing. It was very noticeable today on my drive so I pulled the speedo cable, cleaned it, lubed it with white lithium grease, and reinstalled it. I also pretzeled myself up under the dash to locate the oil hole on the speedo and dropped a few drops of a light oil in there. It was all by feel. I had to use a small instrument to find the hole, then I used that to guide the tip of the oil dropper.



The speedo is quiet now, and doesn't bounce (except for at under 10 mph slightly) but it is a consistent 10mph slower than actual speed. 30mph on the gauge is actually 40mph, 40 is actually 50, etc. No idea if tires are part of the problem but I believe they are close to the factory size.



The headlights remain pointed at the ground. They are adjusted all the way up, so the problem is likely the stance of the car. The rear is sitting too high currently. When the TL levels it the lower edge of the skirt is not centered on the hexagon. This picture shows about where it sits at rest....maybe a tad higher in the picture than it really is. But enough to where it feels like I'm constantly driving a stink bug. So I'll need to get under the car and adjust the linkage to were it sits level. I'll probably have to redo it when I do all the bushings eventually.



And I got a beautiful radiator from PGH Ultramatic yesterday. The packing was excellent. The original one in the car is not currently leaking after my repairs, but I'll be replacing it with this one anyways and keeping the original as a backup/spare.