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OT - Bad Day
Had the simple task of replacing the instrument cluster voltage regulator. I removed the headlight ****, the bezel, the tachometer electric cable, I went for the speedo cable. Well, in removing the quick release, the aged plastic turned to snow.
Replacement seems to be hard to come by...
Replacement seems to be hard to come by...
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Had the simple task of replacing the instrument cluster voltage regulator. I removed the headlight ****, the bezel, the tachometer electric cable, I went for the speedo cable. Well, in removing the quick release, the aged plastic turned to snow.
Replacement seems to be hard to come by...
Replacement seems to be hard to come by...
So what year/model vehicle are you working on?
Some FoMoCo cars and trucks used an instrument cluster back made of a composition material that can CRACK APART and/or TURN TO DUST before your very eyes!
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I've got my fair share of First Generation Ford F Series and love the FTE community in this forum in particular.
The vehicle in question is a 78 Ford Mustang II which I occasionally share about here.
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1974/78 Mustang II / No Ford dealer or obsolete parts vendor has any.
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Yup - that is it and that is the trouble... non-existent...
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Not quite, I did find one, but the seller listed it as D4ZZ-10848- but omitted the suffix.
But it has to be an A as there's nothing else.
MUSTANG SERVICE CENTER in North Hollywood CA has it: 818-765-9266, ask for Bo.
Tell him "Turgee" sent you. Bo is an ex-Ford parts guy that I've known since 1975 when he "first got off the boat" from Thailand.
But it has to be an A as there's nothing else.
MUSTANG SERVICE CENTER in North Hollywood CA has it: 818-765-9266, ask for Bo.
Tell him "Turgee" sent you. Bo is an ex-Ford parts guy that I've known since 1975 when he "first got off the boat" from Thailand.
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Not quite, I did find one, but the seller listed it as D4ZZ-10848- but omitted the suffix.
But it has to be an A as there's nothing else.
MUSTANG SERVICE CENTER in North Hollywood CA has it: 818-765-9266, ask for Bo.
Tell him "Turgee" sent you. Bo is an ex-Ford parts guy that I've known since 1975 when he "first got off the boat" from Thailand.
But it has to be an A as there's nothing else.
MUSTANG SERVICE CENTER in North Hollywood CA has it: 818-765-9266, ask for Bo.
Tell him "Turgee" sent you. Bo is an ex-Ford parts guy that I've known since 1975 when he "first got off the boat" from Thailand.
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Not quite, I did find one, but the seller listed it as D4ZZ-10848- but omitted the suffix.
But it has to be an A as there's nothing else.
MUSTANG SERVICE CENTER in North Hollywood CA has it: 818-765-9266, ask for Bo.
Tell him "Turgee" sent you. Bo is an ex-Ford parts guy that I've known since 1975 when he "first got off the boat" from Thailand.
But it has to be an A as there's nothing else.
MUSTANG SERVICE CENTER in North Hollywood CA has it: 818-765-9266, ask for Bo.
Tell him "Turgee" sent you. Bo is an ex-Ford parts guy that I've known since 1975 when he "first got off the boat" from Thailand.
Good job Number Dummy
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It turns our Bo is out of the office for a bit due to some scheduled surgery. Another gentleman spent about 30 minutes on the phone with me and finally uncovered the part in their inventory - unfortunately, it was just the bezel.
Fortunately, another channel landed me the whole instrument cluster with gauges minus the bezel - for a bit more money than I had hoped
, but this will put her back on the road where she belongs.
Now I just have to wait for the package to arrive and get some time to spend putting it all back together again.
Fortunately, another channel landed me the whole instrument cluster with gauges minus the bezel - for a bit more money than I had hoped
, but this will put her back on the road where she belongs.Now I just have to wait for the package to arrive and get some time to spend putting it all back together again.
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In rebuilding the dash instrument cluster, I ran across this bugger of a part between the voltage regulator and the connector on the circuit board. What is it?
DOAF 18A952A
Is it a Radio Choke? Do I need it? It was not on my 78 but it is on the donor parts.
DOAF 18A952A
Is it a Radio Choke? Do I need it? It was not on my 78 but it is on the donor parts.
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