gauge problem

[sdogg518]

hey guys need some help. im lookin to buy this 1995 eclipse but the speedometer and the odometer dont work. does anyone know how to fix this problem or know of any instructions or what not to how to go about fixing this problem?


thanks a bunch,
scott

[scottsee]

set it on fire, call you insurance company, they'll buy you a car with one that works!

[1stGenRocks]

there is a fuse for the guages. im not sure which it is on a 2g but that should fix it.

[spyderturbo007]

Originally Posted by 1stGenRocks

there is a fuse for the guages. im not sure which it is on a 2g but that should fix it.

This blew my mind when I figured it out......you can remove a fuse and the odometer stops working.....

If I remember correctly you also loose your speedo, tach, power windows and locks.........


DAMNIT

Oh well.

[sdogg518]

thanks a lot for ur help guys

[ashah000]

Originally Posted by spyderturbo007

If I remember correctly you also loose your speedo, tach, power windows and locks.........

So get a big ricer speedo and tach and take that fuse out

[lv_sinnerz]

Originally Posted by 1stGenRocks

there is a fuse for the guages. im not sure which it is on a 2g but that should fix it.

Forgive the dumbass question, but I'm assuming that is the same thing with a 90 eclipse, right? Where the fuse is just blown and needs replacement?

[GSTRacerNVUS]

yes, as long as its the same situation.

[EclipseRST]

Originally Posted by spyderturbo007

This blew my mind when I figured it out......you can remove a fuse and the odometer stops working.....

If I remember correctly you also loose your speedo, tach, power windows and locks.........


DAMNIT

Oh well.

Or you can just go under the hood and unplug the speed sensor. Then all it affects is the speedo and odometer! Then if you need to know what speed you are going pick a certain RPM to remember certain speeds. I do this when I take long trips, like 4300rpms in 5th gear = 100mph!

[lv_sinnerz]

Originally Posted by EclipseRST

Or you can just go under the hood and unplug the speed sensor. Then all it affects is the speedo and odometer! Then if you need to know what speed you are going pick a certain RPM to remember certain speeds. I do this when I take long trips, like 4300rpms in 5th gear = 100mph!

Yeah, the thing is I want to AVOID being chased by a fleet of armed police officers with itchy trigger fingers!

[spyderturbo007]

Originally Posted by EclipseRST

Or you can just go under the hood and unplug the speed sensor. Then all it affects is the speedo and odometer! Then if you need to know what speed you are going pick a certain RPM to remember certain speeds. I do this when I take long trips, like 4300rpms in 5th gear = 100mph!

I have a logger that shows vehicle speed as seen by the ECU. Will unplugging the speed sensor effect the logger??

[ashah000]

Originally Posted by spyderturbo007

I have a logger that shows vehicle speed as seen by the ECU. Will unplugging the speed sensor effect the logger??

That better work, cause my logger is on the way.

[1stGenRocks]

unplugging the speed sensor will make it so the logger doesnt know how fast you are going since the logger uses the same sensors as the ecu.

[lv_sinnerz]

Err.... I tried checkin the fuses, and they seemed alright, but I saw none that were of just the speedometer guage. Unless it was just the guages itself, and in that case, if that fuse was bad, wouldn't none of the guages work? Because my RPM guage works fine, and so does gas, warning lights, etc, just not odometer and speedometer.

[lv_sinnerz]

Stupid question time again.... The speedometer cable, where the hell is it connected? Is it connected from the engine side of the firewall or from the instrument cluster? I took the dash apart and we could NOT get that cable to come loose from the dash side. It just would not budge!