VSS Retrofit

TBK terryk at foothill.net
Wed Jul 15 05:31:02 GMT 1998


Check any GM A car for aftermarket cruise control. Generator is located in
the speedo cable splice in the center of the engine compartment along the
firewall. Many 80's A cars have it. Ciera, Century, Celebrity, 6000.

VSS also controls shift anticipation on manual tranny cars (RPM float).

-----Original Message-----
From: peter paul fenske <ffnsp955 at bcit.bc.ca>
To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu <diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Tuesday, July 14, 1998 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: VSS Retrofit


>Hi Jason
>
>The VSS governs error check for EGR, governs TCC lockup,
>and some IAC control.
>
>Taxis have the inline speedo sensor check the wreckin yards.
>Also autrotronics sells speedo sensors too.
>
>If you are really wrecked use four mags and a Pu coil
>
>later:peter
>
>At 10:35 PM 7/14/98 -0400, you wrote:
>>I found the following in the archives
>>
>>>according to my college text  "Computerized Engine Controls" by Dick H
>>King...
>>>it was the 84 Chrysler that had a VSS sensor that mounts inline with
>>the speedo
>>>cable.  Two wires came out with the signal.  85 model year had
>>something
>>>similar but it looks a bit more custom to the MOPAR tranny.
>>
>>Now does anyone know if this Chrysler (84 chrylser what?) unit or some
>>other unit available in a salvage yard will generate the required 2000
>>pulse per mile I need for my 91 747 TIP swap? Looking for a speedo
>>inline kind of thing, not real happy with JTR's customer service they
>>wanted me to buy their swap book just so I would know which little black
>>box to buy from them..NAW   On another note, what effect besides decell
>>derichment does not having a VSS do? thanks Jason
>>
>>
>>
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