spedometer went out!

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2rjs

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Went out to fire up the car a little while ago. It had been 4 weeks since i'd rode her and the battery was dead. After jump starting I took her for a cruize around town. On the way home I noticed the spedometer and tripmeter wasn't working. All the other gauges seem to be working fine. Does anyone know what could cause this? I thought the hot wire may have pulled free from my speedcal but I checked it and it appeared to be hooked up fine. Could my speedcal have went out? Could it be related to my battery dieing?

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ponysarepretty

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Why would your battery die after 4 weeks?

 

Venom_Nitrous

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My speedcal did that once too when I had the batt disconnected over the winter. I disconnected the pos feed to the speedcal and plugged it back in and it worked. Beats me, but try it.

 

RedDaemon

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ponysarepretty said:

Why would your battery die after 4 weeks?

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might have left a light on...idk if it happens with 03s but my 99 interior light sometimes stays on after i shut my door

 

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2rjs

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ponysarepretty said:

Why would your battery die after 4 weeks?

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When I went to start it I discovered I had left the keys in it. I guess I must not have turned it all the way to the off postition.

 

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2rjs

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Venom_Nitrous said:

My speedcal did that once too when I had the batt disconnected over the winter. I disconnected the pos feed to the speedcal and plugged it back in and it worked. Beats me, but try it.

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Are you talking about the red wire? Just unplugg it from where I tapped into my powersource and replug it?

 

tomustang

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yup, and if that doesnt work just the fuses.

1 step in checking the electriconics is inspecting the connections