# speedo problem **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [May 19, 2004, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/speedo-problem/81005 "2004-05-19T11:22:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mulrooneyryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@mulrooneyryan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mulrooneyryan)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/speedo-problem/81005/1 "2004-05-19T11:22:22Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Axlerod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@Axlerod](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Axlerod)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/speedo-problem/81005/2 "2004-05-19T14:33:34Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![mulrooneyryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@mulrooneyryan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mulrooneyryan)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/speedo-problem/81005/3 "2004-05-19T15:05:32Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![Axlerod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@Axlerod](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Axlerod)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/speedo-problem/81005/4 "2004-05-19T16:22:56Z")
> [@mulrooneyryan](#): > > 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? I don’t know for sure, but I don’t believe the KA24E and KA24DE gauge clusters are interchangeable. ---
**Author:** ![yashin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/aeb1de/32.png) [@yashin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yashin)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 4:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/speedo-problem/81005/5 "2004-05-19T16:28:41Z")
They are not. Best bet is to pick up a used one. ---
**Author:** ![mulrooneyryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@mulrooneyryan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mulrooneyryan)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/speedo-problem/81005/6 "2004-05-19T16:32:49Z")
alright awsome thanks guys 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MRWmotorsports](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@MRWmotorsports](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MRWmotorsports)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/speedo-problem/81005/7 "2004-05-20T13:02:29Z")
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.