Thread: The importance of electrickery and your mechanical speedometer (W201/W124 based)
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Old 11-03-2015, 05:44 AM
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Originally Posted by porkface View Post
i've fixed stalling in many a car by replacing that speed sensor. mentioned it a few times, too but i never heard if there was a fix. good luck, chuck.
Thanks - I'm sure other people have mentioned it too.

I made the poor assumption that the operation of a mechanical speedometer would have no effect on the electrickery in the car.

If you are a bit of a dinosaur like me you might not immediately make the connection between mechanical speedo and a fault with your CIS
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