Need help. My speedometer has been acting funny. I put a 03/4 gauge cluster in my 01. When it was cold the speedometer would work randomly. For the past month all has been well. Today on the highway my disco stumbled and hesitated a few times while accelerating and the speedo went crazy. Driving home tonight my speedo went completely out but tach and other gauges work. No check engine lights. Whe it was fluttering my engine started fluttering. After going completely out I had no engine problems at all just no speedo. Is it the VSS or do D2's not have them? Is it a faulty speedometer but why the stumble in acceleration?

 

Nanocom and textbook and similar units can do instruments check.
Could be a bad BCU connection.

 

Never thought of changing out the clusters is that a direct swap? Sorry to hijack

 

No VSS, the wheel ABS sensors take care of that.

Is your mileage flashing?

Supposedly if you change the BECM, ECU, or gauge cluster

1) the mileage will show whatever unit had the higher mileage

2) the odometer reading will blink/flash

So I've read.

 

Yes they are direct swap

 

Would someone with a test book or whatever be able to sort that out? Sync the cluster so to speak?

 

You can sync them. Change some settings and run a diagnosis

 

I installed my 01 cluster today. Speedo works better then the 03 cluster I bought Truck runs great when the speedo works. It stalls and hesitates and drops Rpm s when the speedo goes out. I'm thinking it's something electronic and a sensor.

Btw yes they are direct swaps. When I installed the 03 the mileage flashes. I just installed my own cluster and it flashes now which leads me to believe that whenever a cluster is removed it most be synced again after install.

 

Hmmm i wonder how much the junk yard would want for one...

Ok have to fix the transfer case first...