Speedo disappears
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From: Brandon, MB
Speedo disappears
Hi guys,
Just try to get my '93 ready for sale and ran into a snag.
I haven't seen it myself, but the wife and the mechanic doing the safety (pre-sale requirement in Manitoba) Have both had the speedo start to blink and then dissapear altogether while driving. Any ideas?
Again, I haven't had a chance to look at it myself yet, but I REALLY don't like elctrical problems!!!!
Thanks for the input!
Just try to get my '93 ready for sale and ran into a snag.
I haven't seen it myself, but the wife and the mechanic doing the safety (pre-sale requirement in Manitoba) Have both had the speedo start to blink and then dissapear altogether while driving. Any ideas?
Again, I haven't had a chance to look at it myself yet, but I REALLY don't like elctrical problems!!!!
Thanks for the input!
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This sounds like the speed sensor is malfuntioning. An Eddie Bauer with digital dash has the speed sensor in the differential. I bought a used 1994 on E-Bay and that same problem happened to it also.
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I had various displays and sensor circuits go haywire on my 1990 with the digital dash. I figured out at one point that when they started to act up, I can give a sharp whack at the top of the dash over the instrument panel, and it would go away for a while. This seemed to me to be a problem with flaky connection, so I went into it to find out why. I found two large electronic modules that were clamped to the main circuit board with lots of spring-contact pins. I cleaned those out with tuner cleaner/lube from Radio Shack, and those problems never returned.
This may or may not be your problem, but it's easy and cheap to check out first.
This may or may not be your problem, but it's easy and cheap to check out first.
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I was wondering about the speed sensor. I'll look into that. I may have to pull the dash and check the conections too, b ut I think I'll start with the sensor. Just a bit easier to get to.
Thanks guys, I'll keep you posted.
Thanks guys, I'll keep you posted.
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