Intermittent Odometer - A Repair
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GREG,
HUGE THANKS MAN!!!! I've been dealing with this for over a year. I figured I was screwed,and was gonna have to take it in.
After reading this I went out, and 60 minutes later it was working again. Same solder joint was cracked on mine. Works great. If your ever in Des Moines, let me know. I too owe you beer
BTW, if anyone is wondering how tuff of job this is, Its very easy, and Gregs instructions are awesome, and exact.
Now I just need to find a tutorial on the door lock actuators. Thats next weekend's project.
HUGE THANKS MAN!!!! I've been dealing with this for over a year. I figured I was screwed,and was gonna have to take it in.
After reading this I went out, and 60 minutes later it was working again. Same solder joint was cracked on mine. Works great. If your ever in Des Moines, let me know. I too owe you beer
BTW, if anyone is wondering how tuff of job this is, Its very easy, and Gregs instructions are awesome, and exact.
Now I just need to find a tutorial on the door lock actuators. Thats next weekend's project.
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Greg you are them man!
I owe you several beers.
Mine started going out about once a week it wouldn't com one for a few miles or until I taped on it. Talked to my boss whoe rebuilds salvage F150's and he told me he had this and it cost him $600 for a new cluster from the dealer. Called the dealer and same answer "only known cure is new cluster for $600."
Disappointed I was just going to live with out an odemeter if it did go out. I knew it just had to be a short because I could sometimes get it back by tapping on it. Then I seen this thread! Same soldier joint and it was very easy to see with the naked eye. right side of the post had pulled away from the sodier. Drop of sodier, put it back together and hasn't even flickered in the last month or so.
Thank you!
BTW the light switch on my 2000 has a slot for a small screw driver at the bottum to pop it out. I wrapped the screw driver with masking tape to keep from marring the dash.
I owe you several beers.
Mine started going out about once a week it wouldn't com one for a few miles or until I taped on it. Talked to my boss whoe rebuilds salvage F150's and he told me he had this and it cost him $600 for a new cluster from the dealer. Called the dealer and same answer "only known cure is new cluster for $600."
Disappointed I was just going to live with out an odemeter if it did go out. I knew it just had to be a short because I could sometimes get it back by tapping on it. Then I seen this thread! Same soldier joint and it was very easy to see with the naked eye. right side of the post had pulled away from the sodier. Drop of sodier, put it back together and hasn't even flickered in the last month or so.
Thank you!
BTW the light switch on my 2000 has a slot for a small screw driver at the bottum to pop it out. I wrapped the screw driver with masking tape to keep from marring the dash.
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Odometer intermittant
This is without a doubt the best post I have ever seen. Your are to be congratuated for your very fine detail. I pulled my instriment cluster and found it exactly as you describe it....right to the exact same bad solder connection that you show. Mine works flawlessly now. THANKS for the tip.....Bill
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awesome fix!
Hey guys I am new to posting, but I just had to register to say how good this site is. I have a 1999 F150 4x4, and I have saved a guessed $1000 by researching this site. I just finished fixing the odometer, and I replaced the heater core yesterday, using instructions from Allan.
I could not see a crack in the solder joint, but I re-soldered it anyway, and POOF! A 1 year problem was fixed in less than an hour!! The light switch trick out of the manual mentioned worked like a charm the first time!
Brad
I could not see a crack in the solder joint, but I re-soldered it anyway, and POOF! A 1 year problem was fixed in less than an hour!! The light switch trick out of the manual mentioned worked like a charm the first time!
Brad
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YOU GUYS ROCK! I have owned several F150s and have not seen the dissapearing dash before now. I thought you guys were nuts and just making up stuff to fix. I just bought a 2001 s-crew 4x4 and what do ya know, the dash went out! Well naturally I knew exactly what to do........re-read what you crazy people have been talking about. Turns out I am the crazy one for thinking it was a made up problem. Thanks a million everyone. Fixed it in under an hour! Instructions were spot on.
Chad
Chad