Re: Speed Sensor Trouble

From: Michael Meyerhoff (mmeye@umr.edu)
Date: Fri Mar 12 1999 - 11:34:29 EST


At 12:58 PM 3/10/99 -0700, you wrote:
>I can think of no better forum to bring this up.
>
>I had a tranny leak on my 94 V6 5-speed and took it into my favorite
>garage to get it fixed. The O-ring on the speedo connection to the
>tranny was leaking. They fixed the leak and as I was driving off, I
>noticed the speedometer wasn't registering and the truck ran like
>shiite, so I promptly returned it. The head mechanic did another quick
>fix, and the speedo seemed to be registering fine and the truck running
>smoothly.
>
>Anyway, to make a long story short, my mileage has gone to hell, the
>truck idles poorly and never starts on the first try like it used to.
>
>Is there a right and wrong way to reinstall the speedo mechanism? The
>mechanic seemed surprised by the "offset gearing"?
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Dale

The nut that holds the sensor on broke on my 92 during extreme cold. I was
driving around with the sensor out, the only effects I had was no overdrive
and no speedo.

You might try disconnecting the wiring to the sensor and see if that
effects your engine problems.

hope this helps
mm
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