speedometer/odemeter doesn't work
09-13-2008, 04:37 PM
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Car: 86 trans am
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speedometer/odemeter doesn't work
hi guys, i bought an 86 firebird without the speedo working, do you guys know what to check or how to check the cable or gears related to the cable
thanks, MAtt
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09-13-2008, 08:55 PM
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Re: speedometer/odemeter doesn't work
behind the gauge cluster is a little plug in but you can follow the cable to the tranny but the only way to see it is to take it apart and i want that to be a last resort
09-13-2008, 08:59 PM
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Re: speedometer/odemeter doesn't work
But start at the tranny first and work up. Usually people unhook them to keep the documented mileage off of the odometer. At the transmission is where they usually do it. By the way, how many miles on the car?
09-14-2008, 09:35 AM
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Re: speedometer/odemeter doesn't work
86 shouldn't have a cable speedo. And if for some reason your speedo is pegged at top speed it wont work unless you pull it out and shake the needle so it sits at zero again.
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09-18-2008, 06:15 PM
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Re: speedometer/odemeter doesn't work
there is a sensor in the tranny as well as a signal converter in the dash should be a little yellow box auto zone carries both 4 69 dollars apiece
09-19-2008, 06:13 PM
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Re: speedometer/odemeter doesn't work
is there a way to tell the sensors are good or not. $140 is alot to spend if i don't need to
09-24-2008, 08:20 PM
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Re: speedometer/odemeter doesn't work
personaly i dont know how to check them but i would say the sensor in the tranny im doing a trial and error on my speedo but mine is the sensor in the dash my speedo works but it flips back and fourth so fast i cant read it
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