Hey ,
Where can I get a free copy of some of this software?
And what about the cable???
And can you change any settings or clear codes?
that would be bad ass to have a permanent lap top in the truck to look at
all this stuff.
I love gadgets.
Bruce
----- Original Message -----
From: <jon@dakota-truck.net>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 2:48 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Speed senor?
> Skelley99@aol.com wrote:
> : Hi guys. Recently my speedometer stopped working. I had it test and they
sai=
> : d=20
> : it was the speed sensor. Okay. So i bought a new one and installed
it.=20
> : Nothing. It still didnt work, so i took the new one off and put the old
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> : on. =A0I didnt even crank the truck up immediatly because i assumed it
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> : =20
> : wouldnt work. Anyway later that night i had to go somewhere and about a
few=20
> : miles down the road i noticed the speedometer worked again?! =A0It
worked fo=
> : r=20
> : about another 75 miles, then i turned the truck off and i when i turned
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> : back on the speedometer didnt work again and hasnt worked since. =A0Im
assum=
> : ing=20
> : its not the sensor. Could it be that i didnt connect the wires right
(which=20=
> : i=20
> : doubt is the case) or are there anymore sensors it could be, or any
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> : where where the wires could have come loose. =A0HELP!! Any help would
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> : appreciated...its annoying to not know how fast you are going!
>
>
> I have a similar problem with my '96, the speedo will stop working every
> now and again. If I press on the speedo through the plexiglass, it starts
> working again. Try rapping on the glass or tapping on the dash; if
> it starts to work or the needle starts bouncing around, its probably a
> loose connection behind the dash. I'm sure mine is due to knocking
something
> loose back there when I installed my alarm, it hasn't gotten bad enough
> for me to pull the instrument cluster out again though. Probably not the
> problem with your truck, but its something to check, anyway.
>
> Hey, if you have access to a scan tool or know someone with an OBD-II
> scanner (there are a few programs out there that you can run right from
> a laptop), get them to ride along and check the speed reading directly
> from the computer. If they are getting a reading and your speedo still
> isn't working, its almost certainly not the sensor. On the other hand,
> if the speedo doesn't work, and there is no speed signal from the
> computer either, chances are it does have something to do with the
> sensor or wiring.
>
> Good luck!
>
>
> --
>
> -Jon-
>
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