Wondering if anyone has a used but working speed sensor for my 5 speed getrag?

All Fiero manual trans speed sensors are the same. Only the plastic gear is different by their tooth count. The gears are interchangeable. Do you have the gear? I may have a VSS.

quote Originally posted by fierofool: All Fiero manual trans speed sensors are the same. Only the plastic gear is different by their tooth count. The gears are interchangeable. Do you have the gear? I may have a VSS.

Ok good to know, yes I have the gear for it

Do you know your CSS is bad and not the circuit? Put a multimeter on it and spin it with a power drill. You should get a reading. It's only a generator.

quote Originally posted by fierofool: Do you know your CSS is bad and not the circuit? Put a multimeter on it and spin it with a power drill. You should get a reading. It's only a generator.

Not 100% sure, running a 3800 swap on the stock transmission, car was dropping in rpms when driving and idling and threw the VSS code... figured it would be a cheap test to swap the sensor

Does the speedo read erraticly or not at all? I broke a vss and the car seemed to lose all power.

quote Originally posted by fierofool: Does the speedo read erraticly or not at all? I broke a vss and the car seemed to lose all power.

I believe there was a moment where the the tach (any maybe speedo) were not registering anything when the car was on, but it was only brief

The vss would have no effect on the tach. Two separate circuits. Could be a bad terminal connection at the dash or engine harness?

quote Originally posted by fierofool: The vss would have no effect on the tach. Two separate circuits. Could be a bad terminal connection at the dash or engine harness?

A bad connection at the dash wouldn't affect engine performance though correct?

Probably not. If the VSS signal pulse isn't within range with other sensor inputs like the TPS, MAP, or MAFS at the 'lookup table' then it would affect performance. Sluggish, having to work the throttle. I had to press my accelerator all the way to the floor to gain speed, then let off. It wouldn't cruise at all. Pushing to the floor puts it into 'clear flood' mode and takes some of the sensors out of the loop momentarily. That's with a stock ECM. I don't know how the upgraded ECM would work.

quote Originally posted by fierofool: I have one without gear or O-ring if you find the VSS is actually the problem.

Ok I will see if I can find anything else, otherwise I will take it. I'll let you know.

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