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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 03:50 PM
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vehicle speed sensor (help)

i have a 1988 trans am gta 305.... when i got the car the speed sensor wasnt reading the speed of the car. So i changed the sensor it self and the gear also, and its still not working..... What eles could be done so i know how fast im going
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Old Jul 10, 2004 | 05:26 PM
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hey man im having the same problem. check to see if the speedometer works after hooking a drill up to the sensor. if it does then it is something within the housing. sensor could be mounted up wrong..... still haven't found the cure for mine.
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Old Jul 10, 2004 | 08:13 PM
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ight ill see what happens
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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 03:07 PM
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I just read an article that said the cause of the problem might be the ignition module. I am leaving the link to this page. keep me posted.

Problem:
http://retro.co.za/efi/DIY_EFI/1998/efi3-411.txt

Fix:
http://retro.co.za/efi/DIY_EFI/1998/efi3-445.txt
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