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Blown Speedometer

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Old 03-25-2011, 06:43 PM
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Blown Speedometer

Ok I have a problem and I know one of yall out there knows the answer. So here it is... About a day or so ago my speedo decided to twitch once or twice on me and now its gone almost completely. It will still jump when i first accelerate but immediately drop back to zero. My truck is a 2000 f150 xlt 4x4 single cab w/t a 5.4L, 4r70w tranny, 3.55 limited slip rear end. Anything yall could tell me would be great. Thank you in avance.
 
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Old 03-25-2011, 11:47 PM
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Could be the vehicle speed sensor. The one on mine is plugged into the tranny, but i know on some trucks it's in the rear end.
 
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Old 03-28-2011, 10:43 AM
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what tranny does your truck run?
 
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Old 03-28-2011, 02:26 PM
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Mine is a 4r70w, but i think they changed it in 99 or 2000. You might want to ask someone in the tranny section to be sure.
 
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Old 03-28-2011, 03:56 PM
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I think the sensor in the rear end is just an ABS sensor, no speed.
 
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Old 03-30-2011, 01:30 AM
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I checked my VIN and def have the 4r70w. itll be nice to know how fast im actually moving without needing the GPS on my phone. Thank Yall.
 
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Old 03-30-2011, 03:13 AM
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I meant they changed the location of the vss, not the transmission. but it could very well be the same. It's a very simple task to do but is kind of hard to describe without having pics or a diagram. When i needed my speedo recalibrated I took it to my mechanic and he just changed the gear in the vss. If I knew how easy it would have been and how to do the calculation to find what gear to get I could have done it myself. It literally took him 5 minutes to swap it out.
 


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