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Old 12-15-2014, 12:44 PM
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I wonder if the correct number is stored in the PCM? I know ford made the updated dash counter to display the correct number, but I'm not sure if I want to get it, seeing this!
Originally Posted by cowmilker08
I think it does record the correct miles.

IIRC seems that, that is not correct, but really IDK; does anybody with dash in Kilometers (not Miles), has the same issue?, and when? Mine is in Kms.


 
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Old 12-15-2014, 01:42 PM
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IIRC seems that, that is not correct, but really IDK; does anybody with dash in Kilometers (not Miles), has the same issue?, and when? Mine is in Kms.
I've never seen it but apparently mine has rolled over once. It's in kms
 
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Old 12-15-2014, 01:43 PM
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Looking back at some older threads, which seem to pop up around the time somebody hits the illusive 400k

The mileage is stored in the psom. Its actually stored in the cluster itself. Someone did mention it's quite possible to read this hooked up to a scanner, since the psom chip might communicate with the PCM, but the PCM doesn't physically hold the mileage in memory.

Maybe someone with AE can test this out for us? I wonder if it's possible to get a gauge that would show the correct mileage from the psom chip... OR find out if ford created a fix for this, and just isn't telling us!
 
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Old 12-15-2014, 02:29 PM
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Id like for it to read the real miles. Id buy a new dash for it! I was thinking about taking the dash apart and writing a 4 over the 3 lol.

Did Ford not expect these engines to go over 400,000? Lol
 
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Old 12-16-2014, 06:29 AM
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Originally Posted by El Camino Man
Id like for it to read the real miles. Id buy a new dash for it! I was thinking about taking the dash apart and writing a 4 over the 3 lol.

Did Ford not expect these engines to go over 400,000? Lol
If you've ever seen some classic cars, the odometer doesn't even roll over 99,999. They never expected cars to be able to reach even 100k miles 60 years ago!
 
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Old 12-16-2014, 07:41 AM
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If you've ever seen some classic cars, the odometer doesn't even roll over 99,999. They never expected cars to be able to reach even 100k miles 60 years ago!
Yeah, but they also didn't drive nearly as much as we do now on a daily basis. They went to the store once a week, worked close to where they lived, and seldom had time/money for cross-country vacations. Ahhhh, the good old days!
 
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This is true, but people had their own farms and houses were spread out, not crammed right next to each other. Driving to town and back might have been 20 miles round trip for some people. Even where I used to live, 20 miles to town was just getting there! Add's up pretty quick. Nearest walmart was almost an hour away before about they put one up outside of town.
 
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Originally Posted by MOOSE_MACHINE
I've never seen it but apparently mine has rolled over once. It's in kms
Thank you. And do you know when it rolled over? 399 999 km?





 
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Yes it's at 340k now.
 
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Yes it's at 340k now.
Nick, Im confused, you said, if I understood well, that your truck had rolled over once, and now the odo reads 340K, so now it has 740K?? = a 460K miles?



 
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When it "rolls over" it drops to 300,000 not 0.
 
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Originally Posted by cowmilker08
When it "rolls over" it drops to 300,000 not 0.
Ah, Ok, sorry my bad it has now 440K, right?

 
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Ah, Ok, sorry my bad it has now 440K, right?
yes it's got 440k. I should have checked the kms on it when it was hooked up to the scanner.
 
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Originally Posted by El Camino Man
Id like for it to read the real miles. Id buy a new dash for it! I was thinking about taking the dash apart and writing a 4 over the 3 lol.

Did Ford not expect these engines to go over 400,000? Lol
Sounds like someone's jealous of the pooper duties.

Here's mine.
 
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Well Guys I found out they moved the F100 Supernational about 100 miles further away from me next year and in a place with not a lot of choices on lodging. This make me not even want to go now. The bad thing is I have already paid the registration fee.
 

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