a 73-74 F-series TRUCKS with gauges.


The part numbers you have on yours should be identical in those trucks.

 

Yep, I know that cluster very well.

With all this talk about 14 pin connectors, I thought it would be simple cause the 14 pin connector has a wide model and year range. Ah well..

Mil1ion and Bill is right, it will take the 18 pin connector for 1973 and 1974 F-series with gauges only.

14 pin connector for idiot lights..., heck I took one off of a 1985 for you today at the wrecker. They didnt charge me so it's ok.


I have modified the cluster back off of a 1983 E-series to work on my 1973 with gauges, but I used the 1973 speedometer, gauges, printed circut, and connector. wasnt really that hard either. There are small differences but nothing major that I noticed.

Is this the picture of broken's cluster, and his printed circut? If it is he needs a new printed circut too, as the one connection on the top left has torn from the circut "board" and is missing.

You can get the circut at Blue Oval Truck Parts for about $100.

You could also modify the trucks wiring to the newer connector, and a newer printed circut for a later truck, but that wouldnt be for the faint of heart. Although I could probably do it in a couple of hours.

And to answer Mil1ion....

The diagram of the instrument cluster on post four looks like the one out of my 1972 F-250. The 1974 econoline shared it's cluster with the 1972 pickup is all I can guess.

The Econoline, 1975-1991 design based on the 1973-1979 trucks.

The Econoline, 1969-1974, design based on the 1967-1972 trucks.

 

If he finds a 73-74 truck with the connector he can get the printed circuit as well.

all I have are 75 & newer.