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Old Oct 24, 2012 | 05:40 PM
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A friend got a speeding ticket and found the culprit was the vss. It was malfunctioning and giving the wrong speed.
 
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Originally Posted by sonnydaze
what would putting 12v to pin 12 (accessory ) show me ? when i turn key on my needle moves a hair like normal .
In your initial post you stated "speedo needle does not move". Putting 12 v to pin 12 was to test if the speedo was resetting or not.
Glad to read it does, so probably the vss needs to be replaced.
 
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Originally Posted by sonnydaze
does anyone have part number for 2001 fxdp vss
SPEED SENSOR p/n 74420-94
 
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changed vss today , cost 56 bucks and speedo is working . i rerouted wire so it was easier to get too
 
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