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I have an 84 K5 that I just put a rebuilt motor and transmission in. I am ordering the white overlay stickers for my gauges and while I have the cluster out, I would like to reset my odometer to zero. Anyone know how? I don't want to have to remember that my odometer read 56873 at install when I am trying to figure out when to change the oil, etc. I'm not exactly sure if this is legal, though my registration doesn't show mileage I guess due to age or being over 100K. Any help or insight to legality would be appreciated.

Should this be illegal and therefore likely taboo on this forum, please accept my apologies.:o
 
you are correct..... that is a federal offense to alter mileage on a vehicle odometer. federal in canada and the usa.

to do what you're doing you could have it re-vin'd as a home built vehicle. then you could set the odo to zero. but to just roll back an odometer on any vehicle is just about as illegal as it gets.
 
Nope not illegal, at least here. On your title it should say something to the effect of Actual Mileage differs from odometer reading" then a place for you the owner(s) signature.

That being said I always just check that box and sign. I rolled my odometer back to 000000, ****em it's its my truck.
 
this is true most vehicles that have had more than 2 owners or so and 15 or so years old they pretty much make them exempt and like boondock said its your truck and you can do what you want BUT if you sell it there is a box to check on the title transfer form that say actual mileage unknown there for its not illeagal cause no one no's and thats what the box is for, also if you arent the orignal onwer of that truck how do you no the po didnt swap clusters? just my .02
 
I don't see a problem with it if the title states "beyond mechanical limits", "mileage exempt", "not actual", etc.

They can be reset if you tinker with them. I have done it when changing speedos so it reads correct, but I never remember how. I just have to figure it out each time, but it's not hard.

***NOTE*** this is just my personal opinion and I have never reset a vehicle's mileage to make it appear to have fewer miles than actual.
 
seems pretty clear to me........ cardoff, look it up in your home state.


http://dmv.utah.gov/buyingodometerfraud.html


Utah Odometer Requirements

Every vehicle subject to registration in Utah must be equipped with a properly functioning odometer. It is illegal to operate, or to cause to be operated, a motor vehicle in which the odometer is known to be disconnected or nonfunctional, except while taking the vehicle to a repair shop.

It is a class A misdemeanor to install on any motor vehicle a device that causes the odometer to register mileage other than the true mileage, or to knowingly sell any vehicle on which the odometer has been altered in this manner.

It is a third-degree felony to issue a false odometer statement, to disconnect, turn back, or reset the odometer of any motor vehicle, or to knowingly sell a vehicle on which the odometer has been altered in this manner.
 
What if the odometer breaks and needs to be replaced? The garbage truck I drive is on it's second speedo/odo and currently reads about 54,000 km. The truck has about 700,000 km on it though.

Rene
 
tRustyK5 said:
What if the odometer breaks and needs to be replaced? The garbage truck I drive is on it's second speedo/odo and currently reads about 54,000 km. The truck has about 700,000 km on it though.

Rene
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there is hoops to jump to make it a legal procedure. but the problem is average joe criminal type guy doesn't. and then that vehicle is misrepresented for the remainder of its serviceable life and some one down the line will get screwed on it no doubt.
 
Someone better call the police and have them arrest both of my suburbans, they both reset their own odometers.

I see no problem with reseting your odometer if you are not doing it to cheat anyone. If the state comes knocking on your door, tell them the odometer just rolled last week.
 
thats why the title transfer paper has the option for a person to honsetly let the person no hey there was a time when the cable broke i zeroed it out when the drivetrain was rebuilt ect... that why the box is there because most vehilces are sold many times and between all the owners anyone could of did anything or the cluster could of stoped working.
 
I would suspect that every state has some form of legislation that prohibits odometer tampering. If you think about the spirit of the law - one major factor of a "normal" vehicle's value is based on mileage.


Here's Arizona's law:
[COLOR=GREEN said:
44-1223[/COLOR]. Fraudulent practices relating to motor vehicle odometers; classification
A. It is unlawful for any person to:
1. Advertise for sale, sell, use or install any device which causes the odometer of a motor vehicle to register mileage other than the true mileage driven. For the purposes of this paragraph the true mileage driven is that mileage driven by the vehicle as registered by the odometer within the manufacturer's designed tolerance.


2. Operate, with intent to defraud, a motor vehicle on any street or highway knowing that the odometer of such vehicle is disconnected or nonfunctional.


3. Replace, disconnect, turn back or reset the odometer of any motor vehicle with the intent to reduce the number of miles indicated on the odometer.

4. Sell or offer to sell, with intent to defraud, a motor vehicle on which the odometer does not register the true mileage driven.


B. Nothing in this section shall prevent the service, repair or replacement of an odometer, provided the mileage indicated thereon remains the same as before the service, repair or replacement. Where the odometer is incapable of registering the same mileage as before such service, repair or replacement, the odometer shall be adjusted to read "zero" and a notice in writing shall be attached to the left door frame of the vehicle by the owner or his agent specifying the mileage prior to repair or replacement of the odometer and the date on which it was repaired or replaced. Any removal or alterations of such notice so affixed shall be unlawful.


C. A person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
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DEMON44 said:
seems pretty clear to me........ cardoff, look it up in your home state.


http://dmv.utah.gov/buyingodometerfraud.html


Utah Odometer Requirements

Every vehicle subject to registration in Utah must be equipped with a properly functioning odometer. It is illegal to operate, or to cause to be operated, a motor vehicle in which the odometer is known to be disconnected or nonfunctional, except while taking the vehicle to a repair shop.

It is a class A misdemeanor to install on any motor vehicle a device that causes the odometer to register mileage other than the true mileage, or to knowingly sell any vehicle on which the odometer has been altered in this manner.

It is a third-degree felony to issue a false odometer statement, to disconnect, turn back, or reset the odometer of any motor vehicle, or to knowingly sell a vehicle on which the odometer has been altered in this manner.
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OK, point made. Feel better. that said its my truck I'll do with it, what I want. It still reads 000000 because I have no idea what it's supposed to be.

Better bring a lunch when you come to arrest me.
 
my 83 is exempt from mileage statement when getting a new title...

when i bought my Blazer in Idaho in 2004, no mileage was required to title...when i moved to Oregon in 2006, they did not require mileage and then when i moved back to Texas in 2009, no mileage was required to title

i would assume most states are like this when a vehicle gets to be a certain age...?

and, since our odometers only read to 99,999 miles, it's not a good indication of actual mileage anyway
 
BoondocK5 said:
OK, point made. Feel better. that said its my truck I'll do with it, what I want. It still reads 000000 because I have no idea what it's supposed to be.

Better bring a lunch when you come to arrest me.
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I don't actually give a squirt what you or anyone do with their truck. buddy asked if it was illegal. seems pretty straight forward with a 5 hole odometer it doesn't matter much either way anyways. I mean really, I've got about 7 different vehicles in my dually. and the speedo in my z-28 quit working about 30 years ago. what do I care what a guy does with his truck.
 
ciffer said:
My sub has only got 12k miles on it, honest, but all of it was through a salt bath.:haha:
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mine has 800...it's never been tampered with or broken, and that is the honest truth :thumb:

now is that 100,800 or 200,800 or 300,800???:rolleyes:
 
Well, its not too hard to do. I have never zeroed one, but I have set a couple of new ones to the original mileage so as to make maintenance easier.
Both of them were Jeeps. They both had the exact same thing happen.
The magnet worked loose on the spinning part until it started touching the aluminum sleeve.
At first the needle started jerking, then suddenly it started spinning around and around until it broke off and fell down in the housing.
Round speedometer.
That will wake you up first thing in the morning!

I always just chucked a piece of metal that would fit where the cable goes into a variable speed drill and ran it up to about 100 and watched the mileage.

If you wanted to zero it out, just roll it over.

DO NOT spin it backwards!
After a certain number of miles little teeth swing down and start scratching the numbers to indicate that it has been rolled back.

Don't know how many miles, or if there is a standard, but I once drove one backwards using the mirrors far enough for this to start to happen.
Transmission linkage fell off with it in reverse. Long way from home in the woods.
No cell phones yet, and CB was out of range.

I figure it was about 20 miles or so. I got GOOD at backing up<G>.

J.
 
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