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Auto or manual? Posted by Ari [Email] ![]() ![]() In Reply to: Speedometer cut out for 60 miles...impending failure?, Red Rocket, Tue, 31 May 2005 09:31:06 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
The speedo pickup is different, depending on the tranny type. And the failure mode is different, too.
If you have an automatic, the speed pickup may just be loose. It is a cigar-shaped tube that sticks down into the top of the transmission. It is a press fit, and I've seen it rattle loose. Usually it doesn't become intermittent as much as the speedo gets bouncy, but who knows.
Open the hood, and look down, just forward of the firewall and towards the center of the car from the brake master cylinder. You should see a cable running down to a cylinder sticking straight up on the top of the transmission, right at the back of the tranny. What I do is put a rod or dowel on the top (avoiding the wires -find a metal shoulder) and tap the rod with a hammer or mallet to make sure it is well seated.
If you have a manual, I believe the pickup is internal to the transmission.
The other possibility is a poor connection on the EDU circuit board - that's the circut board that holds the digital display in place. That one is harder to access.
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