Hi, I am new to fourm. First post, but have used the forum alot in the last few weeks. Thank you for all your posts.
About a month ago I bought a 94 F150 XLT Supercab 4X4, shortbed, 5 speed, 5.0, 3.55. Since purchase, I have replaced steering box, water pump, front brakes and rotors, Drivers ball joints, front axle ujoints, front driveshaft ujoints, rear speed sensor, and rear parking brake cables. I would like to replace the factory instrument cluster with a factory one that has a tach in it. Is this a simple swap as long as I get a 94 cluster, or what other years will work. I am not worried about the odometer not matching my current numbers, but I would want it to work. Also I am assuming that Ford did not change the wiring between tach trucks and non tach trucks, but I would like to see if anyone has any info or experience doing this. I have searched the forum about this, but have not found anything concrete. Thanks for the help.
I swapped cluster with one out of a 95. All lights and gauges work but tach is dead. I checked fuse #17 which is suppose to run chime and tach and checks good. Any other ideas?
Thanks.
[/quote]I guess I thought it was wireless.[/quote]
That made me laugh
I want to do the same swap, but can't find a truck in my area that isn't completely gutted or has the same cluster I already have. Did I understand from some of the other threads on this that as long as you change out the psom to the new cluster the odometer reading stays the same?
brian_06328 wrote:
"Did I understand from some of the other threads on this that as long as you change out the psom to the new cluster the odometer reading stays the same?"
Between 1995 and 1996 there are wiring differences in the cluster, such that the ABS stops working / light comes on if you use a 1995 cluster in a 1996. That's what happened to me after I read this article and others told me that it "should" work ...
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1996 F-150 XL Std Cab Long Box 4.9L, ZF-S542
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