Matthew Brown wrote:
>
> Got a friend who asked me to look at her '94 accord as she has a speedometer
> that is on it's last legs. It will work fine at some times, and won't work
> at all at some times. Most of the time it just holds around 20 mph no
> matter how fast she goes.
>
> I think it is the Vehicle Speed Sensor, but just wanted to get some
> opinions.
>
> The cruise control acts up whenever the speedometer is acting up, if that
> gives any clues.
>
> I do not want to replace the VSS and find out it is the speedometer head.
>
> Thanks for ideas and past experiences,
>
> Matthew Brown
> Memphis

Since the cruise control and the speedometer both act up at the same
time, it is very unlikely that the speedometer head is bad. Some people
have reported that cleaning the contacts where the wire harness plugs
into the VSS has solved their problem. If this does not work, there is a
good chance your VSS is bad. The VSS is around $100, more from the
dealer, less from http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com. On that site, the
VSS is under System\Component = Engine wire harness - clamp.