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My dash is doing some funny stuff. The ABS light keeps coming on for no reason, then if I restart it will go off. My speed-o will stop working then start again. My gas gauge does the same thing.
Weird!
I tested the alternator and battery and all test good. Is there a relay or something that could cause my display gauges to act up.
It's just the gauge display that is acting up, radio and ac/lights don't seem to have any problems.
Any idea's
Weird!
I tested the alternator and battery and all test good. Is there a relay or something that could cause my display gauges to act up.
It's just the gauge display that is acting up, radio and ac/lights don't seem to have any problems.
Any idea's
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Is the overdrive cancel light coming on also?
abs and speedo = the VSS sensor in the rear diff
Don't know what you mean by gas guage doing same thing??????
put a scanner on it and get the codes too us and we can help further.
Rich
abs and speedo = the VSS sensor in the rear diff
Don't know what you mean by gas guage doing same thing??????
put a scanner on it and get the codes too us and we can help further.
Rich
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Sounds like the electrical connection to the display itself has a problem. I would suspect a bad wire feeding power or ground to the display main circuit board. Alternatively it might be a bad or flakey fuse to the instrument panel.
Check the fuse first since that is easy and cheap.
More likely if it a bad wire to or on the main circuit board of the instrument panel/display. I have not done this with a Ford so I have to give the Chiltons/Haynes manual instructions...
"remove the instrument cluster and inspect for corroded or loose connections" Yeah, duh. Once you have the panel out I would check all the connectors to see if there is corrosion on any of the pins. You may be able to clean them up gently with a pencil eraser or some oxide cleaner from Radio shack. also check cables for frayed insulation or broken or loose wires.
Normally I would suspect the Speed sensor circuit since your ABS and speedo have a problem. But the gas guage is a whole different circuit far as I know so that brings the whole cluster into question. So in my opinion it is a common connection which is probably power or ground. How to get it fixed will have to depend on getting a much better answer from someone who knows, than my answer above.
I could well be wrong about this so hope you get better help.
Good Luck,
Jim Henderson
Check the fuse first since that is easy and cheap.
More likely if it a bad wire to or on the main circuit board of the instrument panel/display. I have not done this with a Ford so I have to give the Chiltons/Haynes manual instructions...
"remove the instrument cluster and inspect for corroded or loose connections" Yeah, duh. Once you have the panel out I would check all the connectors to see if there is corrosion on any of the pins. You may be able to clean them up gently with a pencil eraser or some oxide cleaner from Radio shack. also check cables for frayed insulation or broken or loose wires.
Normally I would suspect the Speed sensor circuit since your ABS and speedo have a problem. But the gas guage is a whole different circuit far as I know so that brings the whole cluster into question. So in my opinion it is a common connection which is probably power or ground. How to get it fixed will have to depend on getting a much better answer from someone who knows, than my answer above.
I could well be wrong about this so hope you get better help.
Good Luck,
Jim Henderson
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got it, it was the speed sensor. I changed it out this weekend. The abs light came on everytime I got in the car so I finally tried that and it works great now. Thanks for the help guys.
