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The speedo cable needs to be lubed. Pull it out of the gauge and put some good, non-disapating (sp?) lube in (as in not WD-40 etc) down it. If you're lucky it's okay and just slow on lube. Long term it can screw up the cable and the gauge if not lubed.
This happend on my Tracker and it took...
Yeah. I'm just sort of researching it now. Barring some failure of my dash and gauges this is a good ways off...but I like that it fixes the speedo and odo and has all the nice features all in one. This post just got me thinking about it now.
I'll have to ask him about the 24 volt thing. I...
Just to update I emailed Dakota Digital and asked some questions about their dash and diesels.
-It can be used with diesels and does have a WAIT TO START light option.
-The diesel tach would require one of two pickups, either from THE alternator or in the bellhousing off of the flywheel...
I like that it has the speedo adjustments built in. That's over $150 to fix it at the transfer case so I figure that makes it a $450 or less gauge cluster. Start pricing gauges and you'll see the Dakota setup gets affordable really quick.
Original teal displays...so they have gone to another color now?
Gotta recheck their site. I was sorta amazed at what a full dash would cost me but then a bunch of gauges and hooking them up wasn't cheap either!
Beware those Dakota Digital clusters have a reputation for being "washed out" in bright light. I was considering one but after hearing that I'm thinking aftermarket gauges in a new cluster.