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Old 10-20-2014, 04:02 PM
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mine did same remove from truck and inspect circuit board i found component had cracked off board soldered back on compass and temp work again 10 min fox
I found the resistor marked 510 touched them with some solder and it fixed my problem less than 30 minute fix
 
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Old 10-28-2014, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by norman0954
I found the resistor marked 510 touched them with some solder and it fixed my problem less than 30 minute fix
I think it's worth mentioning, that even if the resistor doesn't look like it needs solder; i.e. looks perfectly ok, give it a whirl anyway. my looked perfect, and a dab of solder worked as well.
 
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Found this forum and followed instructions and everything worked as demonstrated. Thanks very easy.
 
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Found this forum and followed instructions and everything worked as demonstrated. Thanks very easy.
Glad it worked for you. Stick around and join in some of the discussions.
 
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Originally Posted by jmaddox2008
i have a02 F150
My Compas/Temp goes blank too.

but it comes back on after a while.

Like it has a mind of its own.
That verifies you have a female truck.
 
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