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Oct 16, 2020 | 10:20 AM

jernigan

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I am sure this may have been covered before but I have had no luck in finding a post on it. I have a 90 model f 150 xlt 5.0 auto 4x4. I have gauges not the dummy lights but no tach, if I can find a cluster with a tach in the salvage yard will it be a direct plug in and go or will I have to do anything to get the tach going. Also did the wiring change any from 87-91 just trying to find the easiest route on changing my cluster to one with a tach.

Oct 16, 2020 | 11:41 AM

My4Fordtrucks

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It’s all in what you put in the thread search. See post # 12

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/w....php?t=1557553

Oct 16, 2020 | 12:05 PM

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Yup. I'm mot sure why that post says you can't switch out the speedo. I've swapped the speedo from a cluster with tach to one without so I could have a trip odometer.

Oct 16, 2020 | 03:36 PM

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Yup. I'm mot sure why that post says you can't switch out the speedo. I've swapped the speedo from a cluster with tach to one without so I could have a trip odometer.

For what year truck? Pretty sure the ‘87-91 speedometer is larger in a non tach cluster than it is in one with a tach.

Oct 16, 2020 | 03:40 PM

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For what year truck? Pretty sure the ‘87-91 speedometer is larger in a non tach cluster than it is in one with a tach.

Nope. It's just the side gauges that are bigger on the non-tach cluster. The speedo is the same size. I'm pretty sure that the plastic backing is even the same, just different circuit board.

Oct 18, 2020 | 05:56 PM

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I've got one that will work great. I'm junking out the truck. Very very rusty. email my here on the farm. skoglunds@midwestinfo.com if interested. $20 + whatever shipping may be. Larry

Oct 24, 2020 | 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by jernigan

Yes. I did this with a junkyard cluster, was plug and play. While you have the cluster out, take it apart and clean all the contacts and replace the illumination bulbs with LEDs =)

My junkyard cluster had some corrosion on the oil pressure gauge and it was intermittent, cleaning and applying contact grease to all the terminals fixed the problem.