Spedometer and Odometer stopped working
05-04-2012, 03:12 PM
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Year: 1990
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Engine: 4.0L Renix
Spedometer and Odometer stopped working
A family friend put in my new water pump and now I just noticed my spedo and odometer aren't working. Could a harness be disconnected? Where should I start?
05-04-2012, 03:22 PM
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Hmmm... your speedo/odo are mechanical, driven off a spinning cable. I would check the connections first (one on the tranny (I think) and one under the dash, near the firewall above the steering column). If both look good then I suspect the most likely reason is that the cable broke. It happens.
I don't think there's any reason to disconnect the speedo cable for a water pump swap so it may just be coincidence. On my Jeep, it's a requirement that when I fix something that's broken, something else immediately breaks, just for fun.
I don't think there's any reason to disconnect the speedo cable for a water pump swap so it may just be coincidence. On my Jeep, it's a requirement that when I fix something that's broken, something else immediately breaks, just for fun.
05-04-2012, 03:29 PM
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Hmmm... your speedo/odo are mechanical, driven off a spinning cable. I would check the connections first (one on the tranny (I think) and one under the dash, near the firewall above the steering column). If both look good then I suspect the most likely reason is that the cable broke. It happens.
I don't think there's any reason to disconnect the speedo cable for a water pump swap so it may just be coincidence. On my Jeep, it's a requirement that when I fix something that's broken, something else immediately breaks, just for fun.
I don't think there's any reason to disconnect the speedo cable for a water pump swap so it may just be coincidence. On my Jeep, it's a requirement that when I fix something that's broken, something else immediately breaks, just for fun.
05-05-2012, 07:21 AM
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What year is the jeep? Depending on the year it may be an electrical speedo/tach. If you check my posts you will see how to fix it if it's electrical.
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