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daryl - 13 Jan 2006 23:18 GMT

1996 Nissan King Cab SE, 2.4L, 5 speed, 2wd

After 2 years of occasional speedometer failure, I recently had the
instrument cluster replaced with a used unit. Turns out, the supplier
sent the wrong part. And I haven't been able to find the correct part
at another source. The problem is: speedometer now works correctly &
consistently, but the tachometer reads too low. My question is whether
it is possible to replace just the speedometer head in my old
instrument cluster, with the new (used) speedo head, leaving the old
(functional) tach in place?

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Daryl

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sdlomi2 - 16 Jan 2006 14:34 GMT

> 1996 Nissan King Cab SE, 2.4L, 5 speed, 2wd
>
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> Thanks,
> Daryl

I'd sure be trying it. Your 'new' tach is probably for a v6. s

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Professor - 17 Jan 2006 11:17 GMT

Yes... think sdlomi2 is probably correct... you may be reading 4
cylinders with a 6 cylinder calibrated tach.

Professor
www.telstar-electronics.com

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lugnut - 17 Jan 2006 12:00 GMT

>1996 Nissan King Cab SE, 2.4L, 5 speed, 2wd
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>Thanks,
>Daryl

Don't know about Nissan tach but, on many tachs, there is a
switch, jumper or setting somewhere on the tach to
accommodate various engines. It is also likely that you can
replace the tach if you carefully disassemble the clusters.
Be careful not to touch the face of the instrument. It has
been my experience that the surface cannot be wiped or
cleaned to look exactly as it was originally. If you get a
fingerprint on it, either the fingerpring stays or you end
up with a polished area that is obvious when you try to wipe
it away.

Lugnut

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