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odometer 200 1991

Good Morning! have a neat 1991 244 in great condition! only problem right off is it quit counting the miles before I bought it, it was somewhere around 98K, maybe 3K more on it now. I bought the IPD speedo repair kit gear with the dvd. My mechanic put it in and the gear he replaced was bad, missing a few teeth but it did not fix the problem. He did tell me that an electric motor may have fried? other dod dads in there as well! he did not charge me labor after it did not work! great guy! any ideas?








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    odometer 200 1991

    Re-solder all solder joints on the "motor board". That may cure the issue as it did on ours, however, there is a chance the motor is smoked thanks to being locked up by a bad gear. If the re-solder job doesn't resolve the issue, let me know, I'll find the web-link for the certified VDO gauge shop here in NC, full rebuild, no matter what is around $140.

    jorrell
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    92 245 245K miles, IPD'd to the hilt, 06 XC70, 00 Eclipse custom Turbo setup...currently in pieces








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    Sorry I don't know what will fix the odometer but I do know that you should disable the gear mechanism that tracks miles between oil changes. This mechanism puts an additional load on the gear train, especially when the counter gets wound up against spring tension towards the point where it attempts to activate the bulb on cluster. The extra strain helps to chew up the plastic gear teeth that break.

    The gear + switch thing is on left side of cluster, with a reset lever that tilts the assembly away from engagement with its drive gear.

    Two ways to disable:
    1) Cut the three small wires going to the assembly and remove the assembly. It slides right off its mount post after releasing a little catch. I haven't done this but I trust the guy who told me I could.
    2) Remove the coil spring, then tilt assembly away from gear engagement as in resetting it. Use some hot glue to hold it in this position to keep drive gear disengaged.
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    Sven: '89 245 NA, 951 ECU, open-front airbox, E-fan, 205/65-15's, IPD sways, E-Codes, amber front corner reflectors, quad horns. Wifemobile '89 245 NA stock. 90 244 NA spare, runs.







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