"floating" speedomenter help please
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From: KC MO
Car: 90 iroc
Engine: 305 tpi
Transmission: 700R4
"floating" speedomenter help please
I have a 90 IROC so Im assuming it has an electric speedo.
Anyways, My speedometer is horribly inaccurate
It floats and fluctuates around 0-30 mph all the time but it does slowly increase with the vehicle speeds
I have already checked the VSS for a good connection so that is out of the question.
I just replaced my ECM and am also having an idle problem when the car is in drive after coming to a stop the idle goes down to around 500 RPM's and sometimes actually dies.
I am not getting any codes for so I don't think the VSS is bad itself.
I did see that the VSS sends a signal to the IAC to control the Idle. Could these to things be related?
What besides the VSS could be bad in that system? Speedo gear stripped out??
Anyways, My speedometer is horribly inaccurate
It floats and fluctuates around 0-30 mph all the time but it does slowly increase with the vehicle speeds
I have already checked the VSS for a good connection so that is out of the question.
I just replaced my ECM and am also having an idle problem when the car is in drive after coming to a stop the idle goes down to around 500 RPM's and sometimes actually dies.
I am not getting any codes for so I don't think the VSS is bad itself.
I did see that the VSS sends a signal to the IAC to control the Idle. Could these to things be related?
What besides the VSS could be bad in that system? Speedo gear stripped out??
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From: N. Illinois
Car: 92 GTA/ 00 TA
Engine: 383/350
Transmission: 700R4/T-56
Re: "floating" speedomenter help please
I had a similar problem with my tach. Turns out somebody had removed the indicator needle and put it back on in the wrong spot. Apparently they're extremely sensitive and weighted.
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From: KC MO
Car: 90 iroc
Engine: 305 tpi
Transmission: 700R4
Re: "floating" speedomenter help please
Im sure that would do it but probably isn't the case on my car.
It cluster doesn't look to be even touched and has everything has worked for the past two years
It cluster doesn't look to be even touched and has everything has worked for the past two years
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From: Elyria, Ohio
Car: 82 Z-28
Engine: Built 406ci
Transmission: 700R4 w/3000 stall
Axle/Gears: 3.73 Torsen Posi, Moser Axles
Re: "floating" speedomenter help please
Are you sure it is electric? Not trying to sound like a smart a** but if it is mechanical it probably just needs lubed as mine did. Mine would do the same thing and mine is a mechanical unit.
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Joined: Feb 2002
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From: N. Illinois
Car: 92 GTA/ 00 TA
Engine: 383/350
Transmission: 700R4/T-56
Re: "floating" speedomenter help please
Mine looked untouched as well.
It worked fine for YOU for the past 2 years or.....
It worked fine for YOU for the past 2 years or.....





