[V8] Speedo problem - Inop Odometer

[dsaad at icehouse.net]

You are right. There is a little motor that drives the ODO. The problem should 
be obvious when you get it out. There is not much to it. Good luck if you need 
parts though.

btw, I would look hard at the reset button and wiring to it. That seems a more 
likely spot for trouble to me.

Dave


Quoting "Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz at kla-tencor.com>:

> ... I've never bought the argument that the damage occurs because you
> reset
> while moving ... IMO it can happen at any time.  
> 
> I've never had to look at the V8 IC, but I've got to believe that the
> odo
> uses the same technology as the older cars with a speedo cable ... it is
> now
> simply driven with a stepper motor.  I'll bet there's still a plastic
> drive
> gear with a metal rod driven in the middle ... which means that it is
> still
> subject to breakage.  There is probably still the issue with slippage of
> the
> odometer wheel on the shaft ... 
> 
> Steve B.
> San Jose, Kaleefohnia (USA)
> > 
> > Had this happen on the 4k before, but when my mother said her 
> > trip odometer
> > on the V8 stayed at 0000 I thought maybe the button was 
> > half-pushed in or
> > something -- but no, neither the trip odometer nor  (as I 
> > discovered) the
> > true odometer are functioning (speedo is).  She said she reset while
> > standing still at the gas pump.    Any BTDT's before I tear 
> > apart the dash
> > once again?
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