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Old Nov 16, 2007 | 08:22 AM
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On my 2007 1200N, my speedometer is being jumpy. it doesnt climb as smoothly as i am accelerating and fluctuates as i go along. I just got the stage 1 with pipes and fuelpack, but dont think that should have anything to do with how the spedometer runs. Any ideas?
 
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Old Nov 16, 2007 | 09:06 AM
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could it be the cold temps? 40F air temp(not counting wind chill yesterday)
 
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Old Nov 16, 2007 | 09:10 AM
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pull the sending unit out of the trans and see if you have any metal fuzzies on the magnet end. clean them off and reinstall.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2007 | 11:32 AM
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Check your battery
 
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Was it smooth before you did the stage 1 & fuel pack?
 
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Old Nov 21, 2007 | 07:55 AM
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got it resolved, the sensor was bad.
 
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