Funny true story...but don't look for a moral in it or anything...
Posted 17th June 2011 at 07:59 PM by bobdoering
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All right, so I run into this problem with my car, right? The speedometer stops working. So, I'm thinking its the vehicle speed sensor. What the heck, it's only $20 , and some jabroni on the internet said one bolt, goodbye. He didn't even need to jack it up. So, I get this thing, jack the car up the to moon, crawl under it and start in on the job. I get the nut out - which should be a good sign - usually I torque their heads right off. Then I try to get the bugger out. No chance. the plastic part busts right off, the metal part is stuck in there. You got this so far? So, I get a guy I know to tow it to his house and busts his marbles trying to get the sensor replaced. He gets that done, messes with all kinds of wires, still can't find out what's on the speedometer's mind.
So, I get fed up driving while guessing my speed, and I go to Wal-Mart and get a Garmin GPS on sale. Not a bad deal. Cheapest one I could find. I go outside, pry it out of its box (luckily I had my Swiss Army knife), plug it in, let it find its satellites, and start driving. It does pretty good - it has a screen with just a speedometer and compass and stuff on it. So, right them I'm pretty happy I got something working...when I noticed....of all things....the real car speedometer starts working...all on its own.
What the heck?
So, I get fed up driving while guessing my speed, and I go to Wal-Mart and get a Garmin GPS on sale. Not a bad deal. Cheapest one I could find. I go outside, pry it out of its box (luckily I had my Swiss Army knife), plug it in, let it find its satellites, and start driving. It does pretty good - it has a screen with just a speedometer and compass and stuff on it. So, right them I'm pretty happy I got something working...when I noticed....of all things....the real car speedometer starts working...all on its own.
What the heck?
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Perhaps what you had is a part-time sensor (lol). Somehow, electronics and old cars tend to have this kind of relationship.Posted 18th June 2011 at 10:35 PM by harry 
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Well, I'm not sure about "old time" - it is a 2001 car. Now, had it been my '63 Olds or '51 Dodge....I could see that!Quote:In Reply to Parent Post by harry
Perhaps what you had is a part-time sensor (lol). Somehow, electronics and old cars tend to have this kind of relationship.Posted 19th June 2011 at 01:52 AM by bobdoering
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Often, the blame goes to moisture. After running for a while, temperature rises and moisture evaporates and suddenly it is working again.
Posted 19th June 2011 at 07:36 AM by harry
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