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Old 04-12-2009, 08:53 AM
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Speedo acting like tach.

I'm having an intermittent problem with my speedo. It works half of the time, but when it's not working like it should it works more like a tach. I can put the truck in neutral at any speed and rev the motor and the speedo goes up and down like a tach. I have replaced the wires all the way from the speed sensor to the top of the engine, but I haven't gone any farther than that. Has any body else experienced this and found the solution? Or do I have to just chase this through the whole wiring harness?
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That's pretty wild.

It's just a hunch but I would check the cluster ground.
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Sounds like a wire shorting in the cluster.
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Originally Posted by wannadiesel
That's pretty wild.

It's just a hunch but I would check the cluster ground.
mine dose this too wheres the cluster ground
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Somewhat of a common problem as I have a 90 that moves the odometer if I rev it while it's parked.
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Originally Posted by bigbaddiesel416
mine dose this too wheres the cluster ground
On the back of the instrument cluster.
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Thanks for the info. I was thinking this might be a ground problem cuz the temp gauge jumps when I hit bumps but I didn't know about a cluster ground.
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