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Two weeks ago I purchased a used John Deere diesel garden tractor. The hour meter doesn't work, I did check the wiring and there is switched 12 volt so it is the meter. I purchased off of Ebay a new hour meter received it yesterday in the mail. Unlike many of the plastic hour meters available this one is all metal which I thought might hold up better in the environment it will be living in. Anyway I opened the package today to make sure it arrived safe. All looks good but when I roll the meter in my hand either end to end or side to side there is a rattle inside. I can't tell if it is something that is detached , loose or maybe is designed that way . So is there anything inside of a standard 12 volt hour meter that would make that kind of noise ? The meter was in the original packaging and shows 2 hours on it which I assume is from the factory testing. There are zero marks on it that would indicate it was previously installed. I sent the seller an email this morning I will wait for a reply. It is not a high dollar purchase ( 25.00 ) but I need it to work now and for the future . What does the Pelican brain trust think ?