Re: '95 Dakota Speedometer finally fixed

From: Andy Levy (andy.levy@gmail.com)
Date: Mon Oct 10 2005 - 14:41:59 EDT


On 10/10/05, Greg K. Cooper <gkcooper3@mchsi.com> wrote:
>
> I finally fixed my speedometer that has caused so much grief. The K7
> circuit (18GA Orange) carries 8V supply from the SBEC to the distributor
> pickup and the speed sensor. I had high resistance from the SBEC to the
> VSS. I opened up the factory harness and found green corrosion in the
> splice. I replaced the corroded wires and the speedometer functions
> perfectly. The truck also runs much better now that the SBEC knows the
> vehicle speed.

I admit I didn't read the original discussions but your mention of
corrosion in the harness reminded me of this:
http://faq.dakota-truck.net/Electronics/gen2_stalling.html



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