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Cold weather = Speedometer not working

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tm4mcgrath1

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The title explains it. When the temperature gets to freezing or below my speedometer stops fully working. Usually the needle will eventually move up and then get stuck and eventually work its way back down again. The odometer and trip odometer still work so I know the speedo cable is spinning. The problem must be with the speedometer itself. Anyone else have this problem, and better yet does anyone else have a solution?

Oh, and my car is an 1988 GT.
 

The Shape

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Not sure what causes it, but mine does the same exact thing when it is really cold outside. It will bounce around a bit then stick at like 65 then as the car warms up it finally settles back down and starts working again
 

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bump.

Just looking for some more replies...anybody else?
 

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tm4mcgrath1 said:
bump.

Just looking for some more replies...anybody else?
Click to expand...

Mine does the same thing... Usually when it's been below zero overnight.
 
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