Ford Newbie - Speedometer issue
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Ford Newbie - Speedometer issue
Ok. I've been doing some reading and searching, and while i've found some good information, i've not heard or read about someone else having the same issue as me.
I just got my parent's 00 F150. It's a 4.2L V6 with a 5 spd. Its a 2wd.
About 2 years ago, the guages all started sweeping on initial startup. Every once in a while the speedometer would peg @ 100 mph, and then after a few minutes of driving, would go down to the correct speed. It's my understanding that this sweeping was due to low voltage conditions.
Now that I've inherited it, I've got the speedo pegged at 100, and only comes down to about 85 when you're over 35 mph. The gauge does not sweep on startup (none of the gauges do) and when you drive the truck on a longer road trip (after about 40-50 minutes of high speed highway driving) the needle will come down and read correctly. (times are not typical. sometimes it's more or less)
Is there a procedure to get the speedo to sweep manually? Could this be a case of a faulty sensor, or perhaps a bad cluster contact?
I'm just trying to keep this thing in good working order. Thanks!
-Figuarus
I just got my parent's 00 F150. It's a 4.2L V6 with a 5 spd. Its a 2wd.
About 2 years ago, the guages all started sweeping on initial startup. Every once in a while the speedometer would peg @ 100 mph, and then after a few minutes of driving, would go down to the correct speed. It's my understanding that this sweeping was due to low voltage conditions.
Now that I've inherited it, I've got the speedo pegged at 100, and only comes down to about 85 when you're over 35 mph. The gauge does not sweep on startup (none of the gauges do) and when you drive the truck on a longer road trip (after about 40-50 minutes of high speed highway driving) the needle will come down and read correctly. (times are not typical. sometimes it's more or less)
Is there a procedure to get the speedo to sweep manually? Could this be a case of a faulty sensor, or perhaps a bad cluster contact?
I'm just trying to keep this thing in good working order. Thanks!
-Figuarus
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