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Speedo Reads as Stop

Old Apr 5, 2004 | 12:02 PM
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Speedo Reads as Stop

After installing my dakota digital box after the T56 swap, my speedo jumps around at a stop. The instructions said it could be three things:

1: Tach wire too close to speedo wire. I never moved the tach wire, so i doubt this is it.

2: Bad grounds. The box is ground both to the chassis and to one of the speedo wires, and the multimeter says they are both good grounds, so I don't think this is it.

3: Signal wire too close to output wire. I moved them so that the closest they were (other than where they plug into the box) was like a foot, and it still jumped around.

What is causing this?
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Old Apr 8, 2004 | 07:57 PM
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Old Apr 9, 2004 | 12:54 AM
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Plug wires or other source causing RFI.
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Old Apr 9, 2004 | 01:51 PM
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Really? Why wouldn't if affect the speedo without the Dakota Digital box?
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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 02:53 PM
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Re: Speedo Reads as Stop

hey im having this same problem, was it ever resolved?
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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 03:39 PM
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Re: Speedo Reads as Stop

Oh man, this was 4 years ago, I really don't remember how I fixed it. I don't even have the car anymore, moved on to a vette. Sorry.
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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 03:44 PM
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Re: Speedo Reads as Stop

its alright, finding the 3 options that it could be in your first post will hopefully help me solve it
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