speed sensor might be gone

[supertxmario08]

Hello guys, just recently my car acted up on me. The speedometer stopped working, sports light on the dash blinks, and check engine light is on. None of the auto parts stores have a computer to run on my car since its too old.obd0 or 1, idk. When the light starts to blink, the transmission drops the overdrive. I have heard that it is rare for the speed sensor to go out on these cars so i ask for your help. I wouldn't want it to be something else, like a solenoid or so. 91 auto dx. thanx

[tuneit]

Luckily, you can pull the codes yourself.

1. Go to the passenger kick panel and pop it off.
2. There a set of wires with a blue connector attached to them.
3. Use a paper clip to "jump" the connector (stick each end into the prongs on the blue connector).
4. Put your key into the ignition on (dash lights will be on) but, don't start the car.
5. Watch the check engine light and count the flashes. It will pause between long and short flashes (The sequence will repeat once all codes are flashed).

Long flash = 10
Short flash = 1

You can find a list of OBD1 Honda ecu and tcu codes online.

[supertxmario08]

Thanks for the advice. I am going to try that out and look up the codes somewhere online. Hope this works for me

[sin2k5]

It's not highly unlikely. To me, it seems like more 94-97 accords have that problem though -- at least that's what I've noticed when I was searching for one.

The CB7 will probably throw cell code 17 (I think) if its the speed sensor.

Could be helpful:
http://techauto.awardspace.com/vss.html

[Fleetw00d]

Another thing to check. If the cruise control works, then the problem it is not the VSS.