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    Default Speedometer problem

    Speedometer is stuck at 20 mph no matter if I'm at 0 or 80 and all places in between...this sounds like the VSS right? where can I find a cheap one?

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    is it stuck there even when the car is off


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    no just when the key is turned and when cranked up

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    go to the vss and unplug it and see if it drops. are u getting a cel.


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    i unplugged it and it sits at like 15 instead even when cranked or key turned

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    i do have a cel but its o2 sensor

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    have u tried swapping clusters


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    no one to swap with and I'm not gonna buy another one just to see if that's the problem

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    i think that the vss usually cuts the tach out. so does it still work?

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    Quote Originally Posted by joshk5145
    i think that the vss usually cuts the tach out. so does it still work?
    it doesn't just sit at 0 but it sits at like 18 mph no matter what. like 1 out of ten times I drive the car it works normally

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    maybe a short in the wiring or something. id swap clusters and see if it just the cluster also.


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    i had a problem with my speedo in my 93 hatch. worked sometimes and sometimes it didnt but all i did was find a car in the junk yard and pull the cluster. take the cover off the front and there should be 3 screws holding the actual speed part of the cluster in just take those out and change that part. its alot cheaper than the whole cluster
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    keep it, if you were to get pulled for a speeding ticket, just tell the cop you were going to a mechanic to see if you can get it fixed
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hayes21890
    keep it, if you were to get pulled for a speeding ticket, just tell the cop you were going to a mechanic to see if you can get it fixed
    f uck that. dont speed no ticket. that problems solved.

    i still think its something in the cluster/gauge its self.


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