Fwd: [s-cars] Lazy Speedometer

[RGuzz]

Maybe I should ask what part of the instrument cluster gets treated...so
I know what we're talking about.
RG

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> From: Joseph Pizzimenti <pizzoman at yahoo.com>
> Date: Wed Apr 09, 2003  05:50:05 PM US/Eastern
> To: RGuzz <rguzz at mindspring.com>, s-car list <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Subject: Re: Fwd: [s-cars] Lazy Speedometer
>
> Whoa, whoa, whoa there, killer...
> I forgot to insert a nugget after my wiseass comment.
> Remove instrument cluster and spray some Stabilant-22
> in there.  It's contact enhancer, probably just a
> dirty connection in there.
> I had the same thing happen in the '91 V8Q, except the
> speedo just jumped all over the place intermittently.
> I speed most of the time, so that gauge is mostly
> irrelevant and I let it be.  Doesn't do it anymore.
> Try the contact enhancer before you go replacing that
> cable.
>
> Joe
> --- RGuzz <rguzz at mindspring.com> wrote:
>> So,
>> Not being one to ignore consensus opinion, the best
>> course of action is
>> to replace the speedo cable?
>> Richard
>>
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>>> From: Joseph Pizzimenti <pizzoman at yahoo.com>
>>> Date: Wed Apr 09, 2003  05:15:53 PM US/Eastern
>>> To: MLP <mlped at qwest.net>, 'RGuzz'
>> <rguzz at mindspring.com>, 's-car list'
>>> <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>>> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Lazy Speedometer
>>>
>>> Mike and Guzzie,
>>> When "dash" is "cold" and dare I say, "dry",
>> switch to
>>> CD10 (Barry White), pull into rest area, unzip
>> pants
>>> and say as softly as you can...
>>>
>>> "Don't just look at it, it's not going to suck
>>> itself."
>>>
>>> That usually does the trick for me.  If not, take
>> her
>>> shopping, I've heard that works.
>>>
>>> Joe "did I just pull a Friedenberg?" Pizzo
>>>
>>> --- MLP <mlped at qwest.net> wrote:
>>>> Don't know Guzz, (I know I will regret saying
>> this)
>>>> don't the symptoms (except for the 80,000 miles
>>>> maybe)
>>>> sound a lot like some of Pizzo's dates?
>>>>
>>>> Joe, what would you suggest a fellow do when a
>> tap
>>>> on the dash doesn't work
>>>> anymore?
>>>>
>>>> :-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
>>>> [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]
>>>> On Behalf Of RGuzz
>>>>
>>>> 94 S4, 80k miles, speedometer is slow to warm up
>> but
>>>> after a few minutes
>>>> gets up to speed. Everything else seems to work
>> and
>>>> there is no perceptible
>>>> dash noise. Responded once to a dash tap...now
>>>> occurs daily, always when
>>>> cold, occasionally in stop and go conditions.
>> Ideas?
>>>> Thanks, Richard
>>>>
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