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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 02:29 PM
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I just started having a strange, intermittent problem with my speedometer. Every few days, it just blinks out, and then reads "0" before finding its way back to the correct speed.

These episodes last for a few seconds, maybe 5-10. There is no pattern I can detect.

FWIW, I have the Modifry speedometer calibrator, but it's been installed for almost a year, and this problem just cropped up.

Any ideas? It goes in to Honda tomorrow, but I'm not confident that they can diagnose or fix an intermittent problem, and I wondered if anyone else has seen this.
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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 02:44 PM
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Loose connection. Probably in the wiring for the calibrator.
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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by mikegarrison,Oct 19 2005, 03:44 PM
Loose connection. Probably in the wiring for the calibrator.
Agreed. If you continue to travel with it at zero you loose the powersteering and go into the limp home mode.
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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 05:03 PM
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I don't have the calibrator, but I do have his redline module. On that unit the inline fuse holder was a bit fragile and gradually cracked, causing an intermittent failure followed by non-operation when the fuse fell out. Granted the calibrator is different, but I'd go back and check all the wires before taking it to the dealer. If they find it was because of an aftermarket part they are going to charge you $$$ for the diagnosis.

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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by PoweredByCamry,Oct 19 2005, 06:03 PM
I don't have the calibrator, but I do have his redline module. On that unit the inline fuse holder was a bit fragile and gradually cracked, causing an intermittent failure followed by non-operation when the fuse fell out.
Yours too, huh? I found cracks in mine, but I have attempted to shore it up with tape. No operational problems so far, though. Maybe I caught the crack soon enough.
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