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every thing on my gauge cluster works except for my odometer. blinkers, oil, battery, temp and speedometer. whats the deal? :?
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so the only thing working is the gas guage. the speedometer isn't an electrical device when did it quit qorking or has it ever worked?
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sorry, must have ran the sentences together. the only thing that dont work is the odometer. all the other items work fine.
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so the gears inside are probably broke if the speedo works but the odometer doesn't.
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can it be fixed?
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Yep...if the speedo works but the odometer doesn't, the odometer gears are toast. A replacement speedometer from a junkyard truck is the easiest fix.
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good, i have an extra gauge cluster in the garage. i will take the one from that one. thanks for the help.
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