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97 Civic Speedo Problem

Old Jun 14, 2011
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97 Civic Speedo Problem

I just bought a 97 Civic LX, it has a B20B it. The speedometer is jumpy and over 2500 rpm it just goes up and up. Under 2500 rpm it seems to be accurate. What could be causing this?

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Old Jun 15, 2011
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Ok, so it jumps around pretty much all the time and the only time it seems to be accurate is when I am not giving it gas.
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Old Jun 15, 2011
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Re: 97 Civic Speedo Problem

I read on another forum that it could be a grounding issue, because at night my lights will get dimmer and brighter randomly. What all do I need to replace to make sure everything is getting a good ground? What wires should I check to make sure they arent grounding out or anything? This is the first car ive had with an electric speedometer so I dont know what to look for.

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Old Jun 16, 2011
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Re: 97 Civic Speedo Problem

Well I got it fixed. The wires for the speed sensor were just sitting in the hole so I taped them for now because the parts store was closed.
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