Philip Kline <pkline@ltdcommodities.com> wrote in
news:qk54v3hdge2jrtn12e383ga83lsf54gfvr@4ax.com:

> On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 00:46:45 +0000 (UTC), Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m>
> wrote:
>
>>Philip Kline <pkline@ltdcommodities.com> wrote in
>>news:tn72v3tlirkfavmckl7rc76r3a3ahfbqh6@4ax.co m:
>>
>>> On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:49:38 +0000 (UTC), Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Philip Kline <pkline@ltdcommodities.com> wrote in
>>>>news:erh1v3t1ugc937ef4fgeuvevgik7hhl9vo@4ax.co m:
>>>>
>>>>> I think this is where my problem is concerning my speedometer.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>It's on top of the transmission.
>>>>
>>>>Why do you think that's the problem? Is your Check Engine light on?
>>>>Does the transmission shift weirdly?
>>>
>>> No check engine and the trans seems to be working ok. Just the
>>> speedometer stops at 17-18 or 20 mph and the odometers don't move.
>>> Sometimes, after driving on the highway for 15 minutes or so it
>>> magically starts to work again but then after I shut the car off it
>>> goes back to being weird. Google searches show people reporting
>>> these symptoms and correcting it either reseating the connector or
>>> replacing the VSS.
>>
>>
>>If your tranny is shifting normally and the CEL is not on, chances are
>>good the VSS itself is OK. Have you checked the ECU for stored codes?
>>
>>It's probably your speedometer itself. You can get replacements at the
>>wreckers.
>
> Thanks, I'll check that out when I figure out how to get the stored
> ECU codes. I hope it doesn't require any special gizmo's.



See here for how:
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/misc/..._E_14JAN03.pdf

The Honda section starts on page 13.



>
> For what it's worth, the problem seems to alleviate itself quicker,
> (that is the speedo and odo seems to start working again sooner) the
> warmer it is outside.


Then it may be an electrical problem. Check out the connector at the
VSS.



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