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Subject:Re: Intermittent speedometer failure
From:Don Hanson
Date:Tue, 18 Aug 2015 06:16:25 -0700

> tawa, ON
>
>
> > On 8/17/2015 4:19 PM, Eric Caron wrote:
> > > Hi folks,
> > >
> > >          I’d love some tips concerning a new strange problem with my
> speedometer.  this troubling behavior just started on our recent weekend
> trip.
> > >
> > > During the trip the speedometer needle indicating speed which
> sometimes not move.  the other indicators like miles on the trip counter
> and mileage would keep working.  then for no apparent reason the needle
> would start to work again and according to my GPS it was correct.  Every
> now and then it would just stop working, often after the van had been at a
> stop.
> > >
> > > Can anyone tell me what might be going wrong and if there is something
> I can do to make the speedometer healthy again.
> > >
> > >
> > > Eric Caron
> > > 85 GL auto Westfalia
> > >
>
>
  Mine (84) did/does that.   Has a couple of times, not able to discern
what exactly causes it, but a sharp rap of my knuckles on the plastic face
of the speedo starts it working again..