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1996 B4000 speedometer not working


Vexy

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After doing an Explorer 8.8 swap and M5R1 manual trans swap, my speedometer no longer works. The tach DOES work. I checked all fuses and both speed sensors are new. What else can it be?
 


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I had one front ABS sensor out for a long time, but the speedo still worked, If both front ABS sensors went out, would the speedo still read?
 

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Speed sensor that goes into trans... check the plug, sensor itself and the gear inside. A single small bolt holds a little fork like bracket, then you just pull it out. Abs sensors have nothing to do with the speedometer on your ranger
 

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Speed sensor that goes into trans... check the plug, sensor itself and the gear inside. A single small bolt holds a little fork like bracket, then you just pull it out. Abs sensors have nothing to do with the speedometer on your ranger
Already ohmed it out. Its good.
 

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Is the gear missing?
 

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Both sensors are there. The odometer slowly moved over time. Literally one mile over a period of a month. Could this be a problem in the gauge cluster?
 

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New cluster, same problem. Checked for continuity from the ECU connection, to the VSS connection, and there is continuity. I then tried to ohm it out and got Open Load. The VSS sensor ohm reading was within spec, and the wiring has continuity, so what is the deal?
 

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