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Intermittent speedometer--temperature related. Does something need resoldering? 700

posted by  Blue Horse on  Tue Nov 21 15:04 CST 2006
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I'm not that concerned about measuring distances point to point, just want a cumulative total of miles traveled, so I can check fuel consumption and keep track of maintenance.

I don't think the intermittent problem has to do with the cluster being a different year than the car. I believe it is in the unit itself, and is probably what killed the car it came out of. It was a 90 GLE with the 16V engine. The intermittent odometer caused the timing belt to exceed its life span, and that's when the valves met the pistons.

I suspect the problem is a bad solder joint, like the ones that afflict the fuel pump and radio suppression relays, causing them to work intermittently.






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