A 95 Civic has the fuel filter or its hoses right above the speed sensor. A
leak there may drip fluid into the connector. Actaully, after I had hand
tighten a fuel filter for a friend's 95 Civic, but went looking for a torque
wrench, she drove off 3 miles spewing gas and turned back. It was
embarrassing, as I've should have disabled the car first. The speed sensor
and other parts are littered with gas. No damage.

And yes, I had engine fires before. Twice. Both with the exhasut at the
firwall side, which is now revised. It was not so bad, as I carry a load of
baking sodas. You'll be amazed how difficult is is to burn the engine
compartment. When the fuel burns out, the fires dies out, if not it can be
easily extinguised. I'd just simply blow out the rest. I'm not talking
about huge gas spills but a moderate amount that has a chance to evaporate.
KS

>I have a 96 Honda civic DX coupe. Manual transmision. Today, while I was
>driving on highway, suddenly the speedometer dropped to 0. Check enginee
>light was on. I have done a search on this group for this topic and found
>people were talking about speed sensor failure. Could it be THE problem? I
>am not sure, but I think, I smelled gas shortly before the problem
occured.
>Could it be related or indicate more problems?
>
>Any answer is appreciated. Thanks!
>
>Lee
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