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1977 f100 step side, 3 on tree, 1,000 miles on ford rebuilt 302 short block. Brother bought brand new. Too much work for him, now it's mine. New fords spoiled him for the last 15 years after beautiful paint and the motor install. Tells me the motor has less than a 1,000 miles. He started it occasionally but battery died a couple years ago. Last July I had it towed to my house and the work began. Done the usual, drained tank, brakes, oil the cylinders finally got off the Jackstans. No fuel to the fuel pump. On my 3rd attempt I found the crack rubber fuel line on the top so I saw no leaks. At least I found it before pulling the fuel pump. Fired it up, sound good for a truck that hadn't been started in 2years. Of course it was pouring gas. Not from sticking floats but from the accelerator pump weep hole.
rebuilt the autolite2150 and after seeing the condition of the kargen rebuild my brother had bought years earlier found a new one that was cheaper than a rebuilt. Haven't installed it yet, I got sidetracked looking for a battery drain. Which leads me to this. Pulled the dash and amazed at the deterioration of the plastic and the circuit board. Ordered the 2 plastics,board and a new lens. Found corrosion and the wire ends are not looking good. I thought for sure they would be available. I've replaced other ends after removing them from the plug, no big deal. I guess that was the good old days. Anyone have any ideas, I've called vintage Ford shops, the dealers with no luck. I thought of maybe tinning with solder but there's to much corrosion. Several should be stripped back to good wire. Anyone else that has come across this and can advise would very much be appreciated.
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Pictures would help (we LOVE truck ****) But from your description it sounds like you're looking for the terminals that go on the end of the wire that plug into the instrument cluster circuit board. If that's correct, you're probably looking for Ford P/N D3AZ-14474-G. These are non-insulated open barrel connectors and take a special pair of crimping pliers. The standard crimping pliers won't work.
According to Clips and Fasteners website, these interchange with the Ford P/N: https://www.clipsandfasteners.com/Fo...e-p/a20816.htm
If you want OEM, Green Sales in Cincinnati, OH has 40 (800) 543-4959
Here's what the special crimping pliers look like:
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) But from your description it sounds like you're looking for the terminals that go on the end of the wire that plug into the instrument cluster circuit board. If that's correct, you're probably looking for Ford P/N D3AZ-14474-G. These are non-insulated open barrel connectors and take a special pair of crimping pliers. The standard crimping pliers won't work.
