Speedometer stopped working

Tiny
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I bought the GEM off the internet for $18.00. Could it be bad and can you test them?
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Friday, December 14th, 2018 AT 5:31 PM
Tiny
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Not really, I would try a new unit.
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Saturday, December 15th, 2018 AT 10:28 AM
Tiny
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What color wire's would it be? I can't read a wiring diagram. I'm trying to learn.
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Sunday, December 16th, 2018 AT 9:14 AM
Tiny
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If I buy a new gem module will I have to have it programmed to my vehicles identification number for it to work?
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Sunday, December 16th, 2018 AT 12:16 PM
Tiny
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I believe the GEM self initializes. Check out the diagrams (below). Please let us know what happens.
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Monday, December 17th, 2018 AT 9:28 AM
Tiny
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I'm getting power to 10 20 and 25 fuses but there's no power going to the number 28. Fuse
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Monday, December 17th, 2018 AT 10:44 AM
Tiny
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Sorry # 28 will only have power when cranking can you please check?
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Tuesday, December 18th, 2018 AT 10:01 AM
Tiny
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I cranked the car and checked it again and it shows 7.5
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Tuesday, December 18th, 2018 AT 12:22 PM
Tiny
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I pulled the sun visor down and found this.
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Tuesday, December 18th, 2018 AT 12:29 PM
Tiny
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Good find, the car looks like it has severe water damage from a leaking windshield. You better have that fixed first before trying to fix the electrical. Can you remove the cluster and take a picture of the electrical connector? We need to look for corrosion.
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Wednesday, December 19th, 2018 AT 11:52 AM
Tiny
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I can remove it after Christmas. What all do we need to look at while I got it out?
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Thursday, December 20th, 2018 AT 10:13 AM
Tiny
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This is off my old cluster the one that gray smoke came from and it smells like burnt wire's. Does it look burnt to you?
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Thursday, December 20th, 2018 AT 2:44 PM
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Hard to tell picture in picture but I think I see burnt solder joints in the circuit board.
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Thursday, December 20th, 2018 AT 3:19 PM
Tiny
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Could it have shorted out from the water leak?
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Thursday, December 20th, 2018 AT 4:33 PM
Tiny
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Can you see this one better and tell from it? When this shored out smoke came from it and it smelled like burnt wires and my power windows, radio, dome lights, sunroof windshield wipers stopped working at the same time.
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Friday, December 21st, 2018 AT 11:21 AM
Tiny
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I have marked the problem areas in the diagrams below you must be able to clean I up and solder the joints. If not I would try a new or used one.
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Saturday, December 22nd, 2018 AT 11:53 AM
Tiny
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I put a new one in it and it still does the same thing and now it wont stay running.
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Saturday, December 22nd, 2018 AT 12:41 PM

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