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Old Dec 27, 2005 | 10:33 PM
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jumpy speedometer

I just noticed that my speedometer is kinda stuck from 0-~35mph. it'll get stuck at like 0 or 10 or 15 while i'm still accelerating/decelerating. it'll just jump higher or lower when i get to the next point. it seems like it's stuck somewhere. I have never touched/modded my speedometer, so i have no idea why it's doing that

anyone knows why this is happening?

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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 02:19 AM
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bad vss???
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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 07:54 AM
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that would be my guess. does the tranny shift ok? if its having trouble in lower speed shifts that could be the problem.
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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by artbran
bad vss???

Exactly what i was thinking.
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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 02:19 PM
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what's vss?

it shifts like how it used to shift b4, doesn't always shift smoothly but doesn't have any significant jerks or anything either.
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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 04:10 PM
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Vehicle Speed Sensor
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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 04:12 PM
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mmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmm bitch
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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by ayougo
mmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmm bitch
ok Samual L Jackson... what's your point?? :scratchhead:
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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 07:29 PM
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Dave Chapelle NEVER needs a point, He's Rick James, BITCH!
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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 98 CL
Dave Chapelle NEVER needs a point, He's Rick James, BITCH!
this is not rambling
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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 02:48 AM
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could be a bad distributor cap and rotor or a bad tranny....better have those checked.
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