who's the best mechanic on this site?? Please help still have no speedo 2 mnths later

[danimal1975]

I have posted a couple of times and got some good ideas but here I am 2 months later and still have no speedometer and still no answer. So I will try one last time. I have a 92 YJ swapped from a 4cyl to a 6cyl and ax-15 trans. I have put in a new VSS, changed speed gears to every possible setting and put in a used cluster, I still have no speedo, I have power to it but will not move. It is the electronic type, it does not use a cable so Im at a stand still on what to do next. Can anyone help me or do I just guess my speed for the life of my jeep??:???:

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

Have you checked the voltage at the speedo while the rear tires are spinning?

I know you said you have changed speedo gears, and this is basic knowledge, but have you correctly clocked the speedo housing in the tailshaft housing of the transfer case?

 

[54cj3b]

is there power ,
are all your connections good ,
did you check the fuse ,
is it grounded ,
are the gears installed correctly ,
are there any corroded connections ,

 

[Syko]

You say there's not a speedo cable to the cluster, what did it come out of? Maybe you're giving it the wrong signal for the speed.

 

[RangerRick]

What year was the 6 cylinder from....?

1992 was the change-over year to electronic instrumentation and I have re-wired several of these. My buddy's wife is driving an 89 islander we re-wired and re-worked into a 1992 Sahara Edition. It is fully electronic factory gauges now. Where did you get the harness for the 6 cylinder and is the 6 an EFI engine from a 92-95? Was the harness from a 92-95? There is a subtle difference in the harness from a 1991 to a 1992-1995 YJ Wrangler and the gauges are one of them. The 1991 has a mechanical speedometer and early style gauges like the 1987-1990 Wranglers have. Do you have a clock in the middle of the gauge pod or not? That is the fastest way to tell.

RangerRick

 

[danimal1975]

Hello,
It does not have a clock on the guage pod, it is all electronic gauges with no cable, unfortunately I bought it after the swap was done so I have no idea what year the old engine or harness came out of. All the guy told me was that it came out of a cherokee. Wish I had more info.

What year was the 6 cylinder from....?

1992 was the change-over year to electronic instrumentation and I have re-wired several of these. My buddy's wife is driving an 89 islander we re-wired and re-worked into a 1992 Sahara Edition. It is fully electronic factory gauges now. Where did you get the harness for the 6 cylinder and is the 6 an EFI engine from a 92-95? Was the harness from a 92-95? There is a subtle difference in the harness from a 1991 to a 1992-1995 YJ Wrangler and the gauges are one of them. The 1991 has a mechanical speedometer and early style gauges like the 1987-1990 Wranglers have. Do you have a clock in the middle of the gauge pod or not? That is the fastest way to tell.

RangerRick

 

[Nanook]

Danimal,
Pull the VIN from the engine block. Then google VIN decoder or call your insurance company and have them tell you what vehicle/year the VIN is from.