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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 09:58 AM
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2003 Fatboy: Speedo needle does not move, signals do not disengage, and idle is low. I cleaned the speedo sensor, which did not have any shavings, which did not fix the problem. I also checked the speedo diagnostics and it all checked out. Does anyone believe it to be the voltage regular? Or am I barking up the wrong tree....
Any feedback will be appreciated...
 
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 10:22 AM
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RH,

Did you replace the speedo sensor? I had the same problem andevery time I replaced the speedo sensoreverything worked again. I noticed that after this happened once it became a regular thing. I finally ditched my stock speedo.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 11:02 AM
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Branner,
Thanks for the info. I will replace the sensor and see what happens.....
 
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 07:27 PM
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Default RE: Continued Speedometer Issues

I know this may sound stupid, but have you checked your battery cables? I had a similar problem, but mine would die every now and then as well. I checked everything but the battery cables and after a couple of weeks I figured what the hell. Sure enough, one of the cables was very loose. I tightened it up and everything was fine. Never hada problem again.
 
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