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Old 05 February 2012, 12:49 AM
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Default Speedo needle erratic.

Driving over the past week I have noticed the speedo needle dropping to zero then bouncing back up. The mileometer seems to be doing it's job so wondering can this be fixed. If i am out in the Scooby I do have my road angel on and use that for the speed.
Old 05 February 2012, 08:00 AM
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Could be a bad connection between speed sensor and back of clocks rather that faulty speedo, I would check all connections, clean then up and add a little contact spray then see if it helps, if it doesn't then you can investigate further
Old 05 February 2012, 11:37 AM
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If this is post 97, ie: white clocks, then the above advice is good.

If it's pre 97, it'll have a mechnical drive. That may also be suspect.
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Did not make clear it's a bugeye.
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Then first instructions are correct:

Could be the gearbox sender, the connections to it, (likely), the wiring in between, (also likely), and the speedo itself.
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