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Old Jan 14, 2021 | 08:59 PM
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Intermittent tach

Haven't had much time in the truck yet but on last test drive I noticed the tach acting up. While at cruising, it dropped down to zero for a bit then back to 1,500 ish. First research points towards changing out the Cam Position Sensor. Seem reasonable? PO has new one in the glovebox...
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Old Jan 15, 2021 | 06:18 AM
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When the tach misbehaves, does the truck run any differently?
 
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Old Jan 15, 2021 | 09:41 AM
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Not at all. Would not even notice unless you were looking down at the tach. That part makes me think wiring but all prior reading was saying CPS?
 
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I would put in a new motor craft cps and see if it fixes the issue
 
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My tach doesn't work at all. I replaced the cam sensor, checked all the wiring up to the computer both ways and still haven't found the problem. The sensor is a motor craft sensor also.
 
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