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jp2code · 03-23-2017, 09:14 PM

Good luck finding one in a junk yard.

Sometimes you can find them on eBay, but they don't generally come with a warranty (or a very short one) and they are getting expensive.

Jackson94d21 · 03-23-2017, 09:18 PM

Yea parts for v6's I've noticed are really hard to find. But hopefully a seller on eBay can do it or I will just buy a used one on eBay and hope the same thing doesn't happen.

jp2code · 03-23-2017, 09:23 PM

If you go looking on eBay, you can also search for Pathfinder and 4-cylinder versions.

The Pathfinder versions will come with more features, like a digital clock that I got. On the 4 cylinder versions, the tachometer will not read accurately, but everything else works the same.

Just do not get a "square dash" instrument cluster.

Jackson94d21 · 03-23-2017, 09:26 PM

Okay, I figured pathfinders would work. And worse case scenario I will just get the 4 cylinder and deal with it.

PNW89D21 · 05-24-2022, 10:56 PM

Hello, the speedometer in my 89 4wd D21 z24 isn't working. Just put a brand new cable in. It spins when manually twisted from the other end. When I drive I can see it spin so I know the cable is seated in the tranny and gear in there is good. The square hole in the back of the cluster doesn't look rounded off and I can spin it. The needle isn't stuck but I can't get this thing to work. My odometer and trip work. Does that mean the speedo itself is broken?

Thanks

YEPEE · 05-24-2022, 11:43 PM

sounds like a bad speedo, try this place modelelectronics.com I bought a new speedo head for my 86.5 and my dads 95, but that was years ago.. hope they can still help you

Deerhurst · 05-25-2022, 12:31 AM

Sounds like the speedo is having issues.

When you spin the gauge end by hand does the kneedle move?

03-23-2017, 09:14 PM	#11
jp2code Software Developer Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Longview, TX [USA] Age: 52 Posts: 11,247 Vehicle: 94 LB 2x4 Manual VG33e Thanks: 1,845 Thanked 1,835 Times in 1,597 Posts	Good luck finding one in a junk yard. Sometimes you can find them on eBay, but they don't generally come with a warranty (or a very short one) and they are getting expensive. __________________ Joe (not a mechanic!) • Don't have an account? EMAIL ME Factory Service Manuals: https://www.nicoclub.com/FSM/Hardbody/ Walk-through: Checking Nissan Trouble Codes 1994 VG30E to VG33E with H256 Cams

03-23-2017, 09:23 PM	#13
jp2code Software Developer Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Longview, TX [USA] Age: 52 Posts: 11,247 Vehicle: 94 LB 2x4 Manual VG33e Thanks: 1,845 Thanked 1,835 Times in 1,597 Posts	If you go looking on eBay, you can also search for Pathfinder and 4-cylinder versions. The Pathfinder versions will come with more features, like a digital clock that I got. On the 4 cylinder versions, the tachometer will not read accurately, but everything else works the same. Just do not get a "square dash" instrument cluster. __________________ Joe (not a mechanic!) • Don't have an account? EMAIL ME Factory Service Manuals: https://www.nicoclub.com/FSM/Hardbody/ Walk-through: Checking Nissan Trouble Codes 1994 VG30E to VG33E with H256 Cams

05-25-2022, 12:31 AM	#17
Deerhurst 4/86 SE-V6 2 tone 4x4 HB Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Oregon Posts: 8,100 Vehicle: 1986.5 SE-V6 4WD D21, 2003 Audi A4 Avant 3.0 Quattro Thanks: 921 Thanked 1,102 Times in 993 Posts	Sounds like the speedo is having issues. When you spin the gauge end by hand does the kneedle move? __________________ 1986.5 SE-V6 4X4 D21 Hardbody Pacesetter Long Tube Headers Morimoto Mini D2S HID Projectors and Hella 500s VG33i

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03-23-2017, 09:18 PM	#12
Jackson94d21 Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Lansdale pennsylvania Posts: 57 Vehicle: 1994 Nissan Hardbody XE-V6 5-speed Thanks: 8 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Yea parts for v6's I've noticed are really hard to find. But hopefully a seller on eBay can do it or I will just buy a used one on eBay and hope the same thing doesn't happen.

03-23-2017, 09:26 PM	#14
Jackson94d21 Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Lansdale pennsylvania Posts: 57 Vehicle: 1994 Nissan Hardbody XE-V6 5-speed Thanks: 8 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Okay, I figured pathfinders would work. And worse case scenario I will just get the 4 cylinder and deal with it.

05-24-2022, 10:56 PM	#15
PNW89D21 Join Date: May 2022 Location: Oregon Posts: 5 Vehicle: Nissan D21 1989 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hello, the speedometer in my 89 4wd D21 z24 isn't working. Just put a brand new cable in. It spins when manually twisted from the other end. When I drive I can see it spin so I know the cable is seated in the tranny and gear in there is good. The square hole in the back of the cluster doesn't look rounded off and I can spin it. The needle isn't stuck but I can't get this thing to work. My odometer and trip work. Does that mean the speedo itself is broken? Thanks

05-24-2022, 11:43 PM	#16
YEPEE Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,973 Vehicle: 86.5 HB,95 HB, 02 Sentra Spec-V Thanks: 325 Thanked 364 Times in 310 Posts	sounds like a bad speedo, try this place modelelectronics.com I bought a new speedo head for my 86.5 and my dads 95, but that was years ago.. hope they can still help you