Speedo and odometer cutting out
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Speedo and odometer cutting out
When I'm riding along my speedo and odometer will just cut out. If i pull in the clutch it will come back on and then when I let out and start going again it will cut out again after a minute or 2. It's a 99 softail standard. It just started doing it today and I washed it yesterday.
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The odometer is of course connected to your speedometer. If you go at zero speed, there's no mileage to track.
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One thing you could try, is to take out the VSS and clean it off real good. It's basically a magnetic sensor, and when I pulled mine out, it looked like it was a drain plug, covered in tiny metal bits over the years/miles.
That way, you'd be doing some good diagnostics without spending any money on parts you might not need. If you clean it, they say it'll last a little while longer. The best of course is to replace it, but if you're iffy on whether its that or not, it's an option. Just throwing it out there.
That way, you'd be doing some good diagnostics without spending any money on parts you might not need. If you clean it, they say it'll last a little while longer. The best of course is to replace it, but if you're iffy on whether its that or not, it's an option. Just throwing it out there.
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SPYDYR is yours a FXST? Where is the vss located on a 99 FXST? I can't find it in my manuel.
Is it hard to get to? I'm a novice at working on bikes
Is it hard to get to? I'm a novice at working on bikes
Last edited by JayWatkins; Aug 25, 2014 at 07:12 PM.