speedo problem

SON240sx Automotive
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alright, well i was driving on the 401 last night and my speedometer decides to go down to 0 and stay there. it now is permanently resting at 0 but my rpm needle is still in perfect working condition and my car is driving fine. does anyone know what is wrong, and can it be fixed.

also, i dont know if this is directly related to the speedo problem, but a little later on after the speedo stopped working, it felt as if my fuel was cut off. this was on the 401 and i started slowing down fast and the rpm meter started dropping also, obviously. after tapping the gas peddal a few times, i seemed to have gotten some fuel back and i started picking up speed normally again (this wasnt due to a lack of fuel, bucasue i has a full tank of gas). anyways dont know if this has anything to do with the speedo incident, but both things happened within 20 mins of one another.

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Yes, they are linked. You will need a new speedo or speed sensor, or both. It’s hard to find out which is broken short of taking stuff apart and using a multimeter… but most likely it is your speedo that is broken. A new speed sensor is $175 from Nissan, and you wont be buying the speedo new.

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my 240 is an 89, if i were to bye a gauge cluster from a 91-94, would there be much i had to do to get it into working order in my car?

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I don’t know for sure, but I don’t believe the KA24E and KA24DE gauge clusters are interchangeable.

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They are not. Best bet is to pick up a used one.

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alright awsome thanks guys :smiley:

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Sure the clusters are interchangable, problem is the tach’s are different. So you’d trade a broken speedo for a non working tach if you install a twin cam cluster. There should be lots of '89 clusters available used.

-Martin.