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Old Mar 3, 2007 | 07:55 AM
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The tach in my 01 F250 PSD has become intermittent. It works properly some of the time, not at all some of the time, and jumps up and down some of the time.

Does it get it's signal from the CPS? It has a blue CPS that's about a year old and the truck runs fine, any ideas?
 
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Old Mar 3, 2007 | 08:04 AM
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Does the engine run rough or miss when the tach is erratic??
 
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Old Mar 4, 2007 | 05:05 AM
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No, the motor runs great regardless of what the tach is doing.
 
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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 04:06 PM
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Thumbs up My fix for this

I had the same problem with my 2000 F350. What I did to fix it was to carefully clean all electrrical connections, in particular those on the dash cluster itself. I did all underhood & in cab connections. Problem solved!
 
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OK Thanks, I'll check it out. How hard is it to pull out the dash cluster?
 
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I know this is an ancient post but I finally drove the truck long enough that the ECU died. When I put the new ECU in it the tach miraculously resumed normal operation. I had previously pulled the dash, checked all the solder joints & wiring, replaced CPS, etc.
 
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Originally Posted by Talltruck
I know this is an ancient post but I finally drove the truck long enough that the ECU died. When I put the new ECU in it the tach miraculously resumed normal operation. I had previously pulled the dash, checked all the solder joints & wiring, replaced CPS, etc.
Always a thank you for an update.
 
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