speedometer

[stjhrc]

My speedometer has stopped working. It works every so often until about 2 months ago when it has not worked since. Any ideas. The Bentley book doesn't seem to have anything in there, or at least I couldn't find it. You bailed me out before with the turn signal, hoping to strike more gold. Thanks,

[hugh1850]

I assume you checked the fuse. Other than the speedo is any other instument not working? Is your radio working?

[jimoreno]

There are two possible problem areas: The sender located in the differential or the instrument cluster. Take a look at the connector in the differential and make sure that the connectors are clean and make a good connection. You can test it by moving the wheels and connecting a multimeter to the leads and you should see the signal increase and decrease (it is a toothed gear like the ABS sensors). If that part is ok then you might need to open up you cluster and see if you have bad solder joints. This one takes skill and time, patience and did I said time? I changed the whole board on mine as it was destroyed by the battery acid!

Good Luck!