L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

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Dennis *** wrote:
>
> Driving home today, my speedometer bounced from actual speed to zero and
> back several times before it finally settled on 0. The odometer was not
> incrementing either. I checked the connector at the back of the transfer
> case and everything is still connected. There were no fluid leaks to
> indicate a loose fit. The wires appear to be connected with no breaks. The
> Engine fault codes were 12, 11, and 55. Doesn't seem related to
> speedometer.
>
> Any ideas on what I can check?
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis
> 97 TJ Sport
> 4.0 liter
> 5 speed

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

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Dennis *** wrote:
>
> Driving home today, my speedometer bounced from actual speed to zero and
> back several times before it finally settled on 0. The odometer was not
> incrementing either. I checked the connector at the back of the transfer
> case and everything is still connected. There were no fluid leaks to
> indicate a loose fit. The wires appear to be connected with no breaks. The
> Engine fault codes were 12, 11, and 55. Doesn't seem related to
> speedometer.
>
> Any ideas on what I can check?
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis
> 97 TJ Sport
> 4.0 liter
> 5 speed

travis

On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 15:16:14 -0600, "DougW"
<post.replies@invalid.address> shared the following:

>travis did pass the time by typing:
>
>> Wow. And it used to be as simple as a cable. :-)
>
>Yep. How I fondly remember the mile upon mile of wintertime
>squeek squeek squeek squeek squeek squeek squeek until the
>speedometer cable in my C-10 Chevy finally warmed up.
>
>Still have an adapter for my grease gun that's used to lube
>the cable. First time it got used I gave the gun a couple
>of good pulls and it filled up the speedometer. oops. Needle
>stayed put at 40 till I took the dash apart and degreased it.

heh heh
Good story. Thanks for sharing. :-)



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:wq!

travis

On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 15:16:14 -0600, "DougW"
<post.replies@invalid.address> shared the following:

>travis did pass the time by typing:
>
>> Wow. And it used to be as simple as a cable. :-)
>
>Yep. How I fondly remember the mile upon mile of wintertime
>squeek squeek squeek squeek squeek squeek squeek until the
>speedometer cable in my C-10 Chevy finally warmed up.
>
>Still have an adapter for my grease gun that's used to lube
>the cable. First time it got used I gave the gun a couple
>of good pulls and it filled up the speedometer. oops. Needle
>stayed put at 40 till I took the dash apart and degreased it.

heh heh
Good story. Thanks for sharing. :-)



--
Travis
http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
:wq!

travis

On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 15:16:14 -0600, "DougW"
<post.replies@invalid.address> shared the following:

>travis did pass the time by typing:
>
>> Wow. And it used to be as simple as a cable. :-)
>
>Yep. How I fondly remember the mile upon mile of wintertime
>squeek squeek squeek squeek squeek squeek squeek until the
>speedometer cable in my C-10 Chevy finally warmed up.
>
>Still have an adapter for my grease gun that's used to lube
>the cable. First time it got used I gave the gun a couple
>of good pulls and it filled up the speedometer. oops. Needle
>stayed put at 40 till I took the dash apart and degreased it.

heh heh
Good story. Thanks for sharing. :-)



--
Travis
http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
:wq!

Dennis Cox

cruise control?
This thang ain't got no cruise control. It's a Jeep, not a Honda or
something. :-)

Thanks for the information CRWLR and you too DougW. I'll post what I find.
Dennis

"CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:vr009epiik4u5c@corp.supernews.com...
> 55 means the codes are finished being displayed. I forget what 11 and 12
> are, but think that one of them is a loss of battery power.
>
> Your tcase has a speed sensor inside that is merely a gear driven device
> that sends an electrical signal back to the computer that does whatever
the
> computer does with this sort of stuff. Among the things the computer does
is
> it sends it along to the speedometer which in turn displays the speed you
> are going.
>
> My guess is the speedometer itself is the problem here. You can check
> though, try using the Cruise Control. If the Cruise works, the speed is
> being sent from the tcase. If the Cruise doesn't work, then the tcase
speed
> sensor in the tcase should be examined.
>
> To check the speed sensor, locate the tailhousing on the tcase, then move
> forward along the tailshaft housing until you find a wire or two that plug
> in. You can remove a single bolt and pull the sensor out. It has a gear on
> one end that might not be mating properly with its mate inside the tcase.
> The sensor is mounted on an ecsentric that is designed to accomodate
> different sizes of gears -- these different sizes are needed to offset
> optional tire sizes that Jeeps frequently have installed. My point is, the
> ecsentric can be turned to change the location with respect to the
variouis
> gear sizes. If the ecsentric is not turned properly, the geras will not
mesh
> and there will be no speed sensor output. If there is no speed sensor
> output, there will be no Cruise Control, or speedometer.
>
> If the Cruise works properly, then you have lost the ground for the
> insturment panel, and if you look closely, other guages don't work right
> either.
>
>
>
>
>
> "Dennis ***" <dennisthis@ebdthistoocorp.com> wrote in message
> news:xZSrb.120462$ao4.372591@attbi_s51...
> > Driving home today, my speedometer bounced from actual speed to zero and
> > back several times before it finally settled on 0. The odometer was not
> > incrementing either. I checked the connector at the back of the
transfer
> > case and everything is still connected. There were no fluid leaks to
> > indicate a loose fit. The wires appear to be connected with no breaks.
> The
> > Engine fault codes were 12, 11, and 55. Doesn't seem related to
> > speedometer.
> >
> > Any ideas on what I can check?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dennis
> > 97 TJ Sport
> > 4.0 liter
> > 5 speed
> >
> >
>

Dennis Cox

cruise control?
This thang ain't got no cruise control. It's a Jeep, not a Honda or
something. :-)

Thanks for the information CRWLR and you too DougW. I'll post what I find.
Dennis

"CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:vr009epiik4u5c@corp.supernews.com...
> 55 means the codes are finished being displayed. I forget what 11 and 12
> are, but think that one of them is a loss of battery power.
>
> Your tcase has a speed sensor inside that is merely a gear driven device
> that sends an electrical signal back to the computer that does whatever
the
> computer does with this sort of stuff. Among the things the computer does
is
> it sends it along to the speedometer which in turn displays the speed you
> are going.
>
> My guess is the speedometer itself is the problem here. You can check
> though, try using the Cruise Control. If the Cruise works, the speed is
> being sent from the tcase. If the Cruise doesn't work, then the tcase
speed
> sensor in the tcase should be examined.
>
> To check the speed sensor, locate the tailhousing on the tcase, then move
> forward along the tailshaft housing until you find a wire or two that plug
> in. You can remove a single bolt and pull the sensor out. It has a gear on
> one end that might not be mating properly with its mate inside the tcase.
> The sensor is mounted on an ecsentric that is designed to accomodate
> different sizes of gears -- these different sizes are needed to offset
> optional tire sizes that Jeeps frequently have installed. My point is, the
> ecsentric can be turned to change the location with respect to the
variouis
> gear sizes. If the ecsentric is not turned properly, the geras will not
mesh
> and there will be no speed sensor output. If there is no speed sensor
> output, there will be no Cruise Control, or speedometer.
>
> If the Cruise works properly, then you have lost the ground for the
> insturment panel, and if you look closely, other guages don't work right
> either.
>
>
>
>
>
> "Dennis ***" <dennisthis@ebdthistoocorp.com> wrote in message
> news:xZSrb.120462$ao4.372591@attbi_s51...
> > Driving home today, my speedometer bounced from actual speed to zero and
> > back several times before it finally settled on 0. The odometer was not
> > incrementing either. I checked the connector at the back of the
transfer
> > case and everything is still connected. There were no fluid leaks to
> > indicate a loose fit. The wires appear to be connected with no breaks.
> The
> > Engine fault codes were 12, 11, and 55. Doesn't seem related to
> > speedometer.
> >
> > Any ideas on what I can check?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dennis
> > 97 TJ Sport
> > 4.0 liter
> > 5 speed
> >
> >
>

Dennis Cox

cruise control?
This thang ain't got no cruise control. It's a Jeep, not a Honda or
something. :-)

Thanks for the information CRWLR and you too DougW. I'll post what I find.
Dennis

"CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:vr009epiik4u5c@corp.supernews.com...
> 55 means the codes are finished being displayed. I forget what 11 and 12
> are, but think that one of them is a loss of battery power.
>
> Your tcase has a speed sensor inside that is merely a gear driven device
> that sends an electrical signal back to the computer that does whatever
the
> computer does with this sort of stuff. Among the things the computer does
is
> it sends it along to the speedometer which in turn displays the speed you
> are going.
>
> My guess is the speedometer itself is the problem here. You can check
> though, try using the Cruise Control. If the Cruise works, the speed is
> being sent from the tcase. If the Cruise doesn't work, then the tcase
speed
> sensor in the tcase should be examined.
>
> To check the speed sensor, locate the tailhousing on the tcase, then move
> forward along the tailshaft housing until you find a wire or two that plug
> in. You can remove a single bolt and pull the sensor out. It has a gear on
> one end that might not be mating properly with its mate inside the tcase.
> The sensor is mounted on an ecsentric that is designed to accomodate
> different sizes of gears -- these different sizes are needed to offset
> optional tire sizes that Jeeps frequently have installed. My point is, the
> ecsentric can be turned to change the location with respect to the
variouis
> gear sizes. If the ecsentric is not turned properly, the geras will not
mesh
> and there will be no speed sensor output. If there is no speed sensor
> output, there will be no Cruise Control, or speedometer.
>
> If the Cruise works properly, then you have lost the ground for the
> insturment panel, and if you look closely, other guages don't work right
> either.
>
>
>
>
>
> "Dennis ***" <dennisthis@ebdthistoocorp.com> wrote in message
> news:xZSrb.120462$ao4.372591@attbi_s51...
> > Driving home today, my speedometer bounced from actual speed to zero and
> > back several times before it finally settled on 0. The odometer was not
> > incrementing either. I checked the connector at the back of the
transfer
> > case and everything is still connected. There were no fluid leaks to
> > indicate a loose fit. The wires appear to be connected with no breaks.
> The
> > Engine fault codes were 12, 11, and 55. Doesn't seem related to
> > speedometer.
> >
> > Any ideas on what I can check?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dennis
> > 97 TJ Sport
> > 4.0 liter
> > 5 speed
> >
> >
>

CRWLR

Your Sport has no Cruise? I thought Cruise was standard equipment ...

CRWLR

Your Sport has no Cruise? I thought Cruise was standard equipment ...