Odometer Blackout Problem Fixed!!!
New User
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Hello All,
Are ya all talking about your odometer "blacking out" making it non readable at all or can you read the numbers in daylight and the "back light" is out making it not readable at night?
(I read the 1st 2 pages and starting skimming the rest of the 15 pages)
Are ya all talking about your odometer "blacking out" making it non readable at all or can you read the numbers in daylight and the "back light" is out making it not readable at night?
(I read the 1st 2 pages and starting skimming the rest of the 15 pages)
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Joined: Sep 2010
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Mine's fixed! Took a couple of hours but could probably do it in 30 minutes if I ever have to again! Thanks everyone for the great info!
One thing I will note. Watch the little gray rubber piece that goes into the odometer reset. Mine fell on the floor and once I put everything back together I realized it was missing. Luckily it was right by my feet.
One thing I will note. Watch the little gray rubber piece that goes into the odometer reset. Mine fell on the floor and once I put everything back together I realized it was missing. Luckily it was right by my feet.
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odometer
Does that mean that I can;t fix the problem? Instrument clusters.com says they can do it 230.00. No bad but I don't want the 4 day turn around time. If that's what I have to do that's what I have to do. Let me know.
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That means "I don't know" .
You can take it apart & try, that won't cost anything or hurt anything if it doesn't work now.
Other then that, I would check with your local scrap yard for a price before sending it off for 4 days.
You can take it apart & try, that won't cost anything or hurt anything if it doesn't work now.
Other then that, I would check with your local scrap yard for a price before sending it off for 4 days.
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From: Gatineau, Quebec
Leader is right... I forgot as well.
The 97 F-250 & F-350 kept the 92-96 body style.
The clusters are not the same and therefore not prone to the same problems; certainly not the blackout problem.
Here is the cluster from the 97-03 F-150's that we are referring to.
Here are a couple pics showing your cluster and the reverse side of the odometer panel from the 92-96 models( & 97 f-250 & f-350).
Not even close....
I would also suggest looking around scrapyards.
I will mention thought that it may be worth a look to see if perhaps a connection is loose on the back of the odometer panel
The 97 F-250 & F-350 kept the 92-96 body style.
The clusters are not the same and therefore not prone to the same problems; certainly not the blackout problem.
Here is the cluster from the 97-03 F-150's that we are referring to.
Here are a couple pics showing your cluster and the reverse side of the odometer panel from the 92-96 models( & 97 f-250 & f-350).
Not even close....
I would also suggest looking around scrapyards.
I will mention thought that it may be worth a look to see if perhaps a connection is loose on the back of the odometer panel
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Joined: Oct 2010
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THANK YOU!!
I haven't known what my mileage was for the last 4 years, on my '01 Epxy. As of today, I now know I'm just under 95K miles! Now I just need to figure out how to get the sucker started. It's been sitting for the last 2 years because of fuel prices, but now that I have a new born and I live in the boonies, I have to get it back on the road b4 it starts to snow.
BTW, I couldn't do the **** trick to pull the light switch out. I had to push a small screwdriver into the slot on the face plate and pry it out.
Thanks again!!
I haven't known what my mileage was for the last 4 years, on my '01 Epxy. As of today, I now know I'm just under 95K miles! Now I just need to figure out how to get the sucker started. It's been sitting for the last 2 years because of fuel prices, but now that I have a new born and I live in the boonies, I have to get it back on the road b4 it starts to snow.
BTW, I couldn't do the **** trick to pull the light switch out. I had to push a small screwdriver into the slot on the face plate and pry it out.
Thanks again!!
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Joined: Oct 2010
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That display is exactly what I have. My friend has the speedometer/mileage cluster that your showing. It's from a gas. Can't I use that and keep the gauge and tach cluster stock from my diesel? I'd like to do this this weekend.
Thanks
Thanks