Instrument Cluster Swap
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Instrument Cluster Swap
I am in the process of swapping a Cummins diesel into a 1996 E Super Duty that currently has a 460 engine. Doing some of the preliminary changes before I tear it down. One of the things I want is a factory style tach in the instrument cluster. I did find a nice cluster from a 1992 F-350 diesel truck.
I have read up on swapping the gas F-series cluster into the gas E-series van but have seen nothing on using a diesel cluster for the swap. The diesel cluster has a 4,000 rpm tach vs 6,000 rpm gas tach. Does anyone know if the gas and diesel wiring is the same or if there are any other differences? I have the 96 E-Series wiring diagram, but can't locate a 1992 F-Series wiring diagram to compare and see what all wires I need to swap out.
I have read up on swapping the gas F-series cluster into the gas E-series van but have seen nothing on using a diesel cluster for the swap. The diesel cluster has a 4,000 rpm tach vs 6,000 rpm gas tach. Does anyone know if the gas and diesel wiring is the same or if there are any other differences? I have the 96 E-Series wiring diagram, but can't locate a 1992 F-Series wiring diagram to compare and see what all wires I need to swap out.
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Did the swap. Everything seems to work OK except for the fuel gauge. It stays at one spot between 1/2 and 3/4 full. Even filled up today and it didn't move. I may even post this on the truck section.
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I'm guessing you already read through this one, but if not, mine is near the end.
I too had trouble with the fuel gauge. The truck gauge panel doesn't have the "cut" in the anti slosh module wiring on the panel film like the van. When I put the anti slosh module into the truck panel, It didn't work right. Cut the trace on the panel then, it worked (with the module). Only then I found the wiring diagram I was using was different for my year. A little troubleshooting and quick wire relocation and presto, factory tach.
Silly, but I still get a kick out of having the factory style tach in a van. Trouble is nobody else around me is old enough to know it never came with one, they can't figure out why I'm so wound up over it...?
Post I used, with my comments at the end.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...ap-w-tach.html
Here's a wire diagram thread I used as well.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...e-diagram.html
Good Luck
I too had trouble with the fuel gauge. The truck gauge panel doesn't have the "cut" in the anti slosh module wiring on the panel film like the van. When I put the anti slosh module into the truck panel, It didn't work right. Cut the trace on the panel then, it worked (with the module). Only then I found the wiring diagram I was using was different for my year. A little troubleshooting and quick wire relocation and presto, factory tach.
Silly, but I still get a kick out of having the factory style tach in a van. Trouble is nobody else around me is old enough to know it never came with one, they can't figure out why I'm so wound up over it...?
Post I used, with my comments at the end.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...ap-w-tach.html
Here's a wire diagram thread I used as well.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...e-diagram.html
Good Luck
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Thanks, but I tried everything that you talked about in your thread. Even the jumper from gray plug 13 to 14. Gauge read WAY past full.
Tonight I did get the gauge to read correctly when I removed the Anti-Slosh Module and re-connected the printed circuit loop that I had cut last week. I guess the 1992 diesel cluster is a little different. I guess I will have to live with some needle movement since I can't figure it out.
Tonight I did get the gauge to read correctly when I removed the Anti-Slosh Module and re-connected the printed circuit loop that I had cut last week. I guess the 1992 diesel cluster is a little different. I guess I will have to live with some needle movement since I can't figure it out.
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If the needle movement is just fuel sloshing around in the tank and the dash gauge too quickly displaying it the "anti-slosh" module is perhaps not working properly or was bypassed completely?
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