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Question posted by jell383284 on October 26th, 2014

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my speedometer and gas guage have quit working. what does the repair entail?

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Answer #1: Posted by TommyKervz on October 26th, 2014 11:26 PM

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Follow the instructions below

http://www.autos.com/auto-repair/how-to-repair-a-speedometer

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