I can't answer your questions but you might consider getting yourself a GPS
unit. Mine cost under $200 for example and toggles to a trip info screen
which displays MPH, and odometer and lots more trip info. Not a perfect
solution but it could at least be a temporary fix and still useful
regardless even if you get your speedo fixed/replaced.


"uncle k" <nospam@all.com> wrote in message
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> '98 3.2 TL. This car is garaged, babied and only has 62K While
> accelerating on the freeway, the speedometer suddenly froze at 48 MPH. I
> backed off to see if it would kick in, but it continued to rise to 48 and
> stop. The odometer was still accurate and the speedometer functioned
> normally, below 48 MPH. After maybe 400 miles, the situation deteriorated
> and the entire unit went dead.
>
> I called the Acura agency and wasn't surprised to get virtually no help,
> since my car is an antique to them. "Sure, bring it in (we'll bend you
> over for several hundred dollars)." I couldn't even get a straight answer
> about what makes it tick. Does it have a cable, a brain, or both? The
> service "specialist" didn't know (it's too old) and didn't feel like
> looking it up. I've since been told it has both.
>
> I'm a pretty good wrench, but I'm old school, so I don't know much about
> today's plastic, multi-brain-operated cars. Out of curiosity, I tried to
> remove the instrument panel. I got the obvious screws and learned that
> the entire face panel, including the left and center AC vents comes out as
> one unit, with clips at each end. However, something is keeping it from
> popping out and I can't find it. To prevent damaging anything, I stopped
> right there. Either there's another clip, or screw, or something, in the
> bottom/center of the cluster, but I'm overcome with fear of snapping
> something plastic and turning a bummer into a disaster. Has anyone
> removed this unit, or have a shop manual that would identify the missing
> link?
>
> TIA for any assistance.
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