"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 6/17/13 7:57 PM, Eisboch wrote:


Did some "calibration" runs today on the highway using the mile
marker
signs. Strange, but interesting results.

It's the odometer reading, for sure. One mile registers just about
four
kilometers on the odometer. Converted that's about 2.48 miles. Funny
thing is that if I push the button to display the trip odometer
reading,
it reads dead on accurate. It registers 1.62 kilometers (which
converts
accurately to one mile).

Unfortunately, I have no way of knowing when the module that
computes
the mileage got brain scrambled, so I'll never know the actual
mileage
on this car.
But, if it's displaying almost 192,000 kilometers now, I think it
must
have gone bad some time ago. The actual mileage *could* be quite
low
for a 2002 model.

I read on a car forum that this problem can be caused by jump
starting
the car or attempting to jump start another car.

But, at least I know the gas gauge and the speedometer readings are
correct.



You're riding through another dimension, a dimension in which an
English
major told you a day or so ago your odometer was teats up.

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Thanks, Rod.