Re: silly speedometer

[Jeremy Bump <pistdk@yahoo.com>]

hey mark,
        I had the same problem on my 95 gl. At first
it was just the speedometer and then after about two 
weeks all the gauges went out. I took the instrument
cluster out and looked for a bad connection and
couldn't find one. Finally I choked up the money to
have it looked at an auto electronics shop and they 
found out that the pins connected to the cuircut grid
on the back of the cluster for the 28 pin connecter
(the white one not the red)were loose. They re-sodded
the pins and it's been fine for the last 6 months. You
can probably do it yourself. Although I payed the shop

$78.99 for them to find the problem and the labor,
took about an hour. Appose to $300.00+ for a new
instrument cluster. Hope my advise helps.

95 metallic red Jetta gl
neuspeed P-FLO
neuspeed swaybar
ABD Big Bore Intake
Garrett Chip
KW Coilover suspension
17" Enkei TBS11's with Yokohama parada 205/40ZR tires
  just a start....
--- Mark Sussmann <saucemanvr6@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi..
> My speedometer on my 96 glx has been acting very
> strange as of late. it 
> occasionally flutters and even stops working. i've
> noticed that it seems to 
> occur more frequently when the weather is cooler.
> most of the time it 
> happens within the first 5 minutes of driving and
> then the problem subsides, 
> but i've also had it go wacky at random times.
> anyone else experience 
> something similar?? any input would be greatly
> appreciated.
> 
> thanks a lot,
> mark
> 96 glx "0 mph" edition
>
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