1994.5 - 1997 7.3L Power Stroke Diesel

Electrical issues?

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May 22, 2021 | 06:13 AM

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AStanley

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Electrical issues?

I own a OBS 97 f-250 with the a 7.3 matched with a automatic transmission and 4wd. I been having a issue where the gages just stop moving the odometer go’s blank and it down shifts. Drive like it has now power. If I smack the dash all the gages spring back to life and the truck acts like nothing happen. Has anyone seen this before?

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May 22, 2021 | 06:46 PM

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No but sounds like your instrument cluster connectors are loose.

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May 22, 2021 | 06:54 PM

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Ok I’ll tear in to it and check tomorrow. It did it every now and then back when my dad owned it about 100k miles ago. I’m just trying to fix everything I can on it

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May 22, 2021 | 08:24 PM

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If you are going to pull the cluster and check the connections you might as well change all the bulbs while it is out.

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May 22, 2021 | 08:42 PM

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If you are going to pull the cluster and check the connections you might as well change all the bulbs while it is out.

Agree on that they’ve gotten really dim over the years

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May 23, 2021 | 03:51 AM

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Fuse 4 or 8 13 or 16

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Originally Posted by AStanley

I own a OBS 97 f-250 with the a 7.3 matched with a automatic transmission and 4wd. I been having a issue where the gages just stop moving the odometer go’s blank and it down shifts. Drive like it has now power. If I smack the dash all the gages spring back to life and the truck acts like nothing happen. Has anyone seen this before?

Check your fuses 4,8, 13, and 16

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May 23, 2021 | 03:54 AM

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That's a a short somewhere bad ground or positive has a cut, break or loose wires all that is simple try wiring a 92.5 tranny out of an idi(e4od) to a 97 e4od pad.

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