Hi Jim,
this seems to be a common problem - caused by deteriorating welding lines on
the board. If you are a good mechanic, you can fix it yourself. If not, it's
going to be expensive. You have to demount the dashboard and the odometer
and exchange two resistors. . There is a detailed fixing advice to it, but
it is in German:
http://home.t-online.de/home/3200498.../Anleitung.htm
Perhaps someone here knows a site in English, too.
Andreas
> The Odometer will suddenly go dead and the Tach reads 0. After driving a
> while all comes to life and works well. > Any ideas on root cause? Is
> this a common problem?