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2004 Ford Fiesta Speedometer

Tiny
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2004 Ford Fiesta V12 41000 miles

I bought my second hand car yesterday, my first car since passing my test. I had a bit of trouble on a hill start, which resulted in me being rather paranoid and reving the car a bit too much. Once I was over the hill I pulled over to let the car cool down as the clutch was smelling a lot. Since then the Speedometer hasn't work. Why is this? What can I do to fix it? Does it need to go to a garage? Will it work once the car has cooled down properly?
Could this be a blown fuse? If so, what else would be linked to this? IE what else might not be working?
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Sunday, July 26th, 2009 AT 7:35 AM

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Tiny
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The speedometer get an electrical signal from the VSS (vehicle speed sensor). You need to have this checked !
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Sunday, July 26th, 2009 AT 8:04 AM
Tiny
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Was this due to the revving on the hill start or are these unrelated matters?
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Sunday, July 26th, 2009 AT 8:11 AM
Tiny
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It may have already been going faulty. Over revving will not generally damage the sensor?
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Sunday, July 26th, 2009 AT 8:18 AM

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