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hi my friend has a speedo that is not working and he wonders if there is a common problem that he can check.
It is an oval dash 944.
thank you

Yes it is. They don't like to be left standing. The sender on the gearbox will fail & usually they don't read at all below 35/40 Not registering any miles either. Then if the sender isn't replaced quickly it kills the speedo. I replaced my sender as soon as I got my car. It took 12 months of regular use for the speedo to repair itself. Taking the instrument console out & cleaning the brass contacts on the back can help as well. If all else fails it needs a new instrument. Plenty about second hand at the moment. A swift bang on the top of the dashboard at around 50 may wake it up if the sender isn't dead.