My odometer stopped working a few years ago.  Just black and not lit up.  I have tried to find an instrument cluster for my Sunfire but it is very hard because mine is a five speed and every one I have found at three local DIY yards are automatic and the clusters are different.  My question is where is the actual mileage stored?  If I get a good cluster that lights up the numbers on the odometer, will it then show the correct mileage?  I am sure the mileage is stored in the computer so it should work?
 
1998 sunfire 2.4 standard shift
 
thanks, maybe I can just get the thing to light back up.
 
Giving it a good smack sometimes on the top helps.