[s-cars] Sleepy speedo

[Chad Clark]

Joe, sounds like the typical cold solder joint failure on the back of the PC
board for the instrument cluster. When the air temp is warm, the solder
joint is basically joined together giving a good electrical current, the
colder the temps, the further stretched that solder joint becomes. You will
have to remove the instrument cluster and check all the solder joints(touch
them up with a soldering pencil) and while you're in there, use a good
quality contact cleaner on all the electrical connections. HTH,

Chad Clark


on 10/20/02 11:09 AM, Joseph Hevner at honeydew26 at msn.com wrote:

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> Has anyone had the problem of a speedometer which works depending on the
> temprature ?
> When it's cold outside (fall, winter) the speedo won't work until the inside
> of the car is warmed up.
> The odometer works fine no matter how cold, despite the speedo not working
> The colder it is out side, the longer it takes for the speedo to work.
> It registers speed instantly in the warm months.
> It's been doing this for a few years now, any ideas?
> Joe Hevner
> 94'urs4
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