Faulty PSOM?
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Hey Y'all I am not trying to steal this post but I have a question. I have a 95' F150 and I have a problem with it dieing every once and a blue moon. It only happens once every couple of months. I will be driving along and boom it will just die. It seems to only happen when I let off the gas. I thought it only happened when I braked hard, but the other day it just died when I let of the gas. I was going above 30 mph. I shift to neutral and fire it right back up. Will drive like a top with no problems after that. Never had a problem while traveling at high speed. Only while going about 20-30 mph. Weird. I have no check engine light or nothing. Could this be the PSOM. Or do y'all think it is something else?
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From: Easton,Ks
Originally Posted by lineman113
Hey Y'all I am not trying to steal this post but I have a question. I have a 95' F150 and I have a problem with it dieing every once and a blue moon. It only happens once every couple of months. I will be driving along and boom it will just die. It seems to only happen when I let off the gas. I thought it only happened when I braked hard, but the other day it just died when I let of the gas. I was going above 30 mph. I shift to neutral and fire it right back up. Will drive like a top with no problems after that. Never had a problem while traveling at high speed. Only while going about 20-30 mph. Weird. I have no check engine light or nothing. Could this be the PSOM. Or do y'all think it is something else?
If you speedometer does not jump I would not think it would be the PSOM.
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Thanks for the input. My speedo does not jump. It just will die all of the sudden. It only happens once in a great while. It starts right back up every time with no problems. Truck runs great. Really crazy. I just don't want to be stranded on the side of the road on day when the problem finally goes all out.
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Originally Posted by Old_Paint
Actually, it is not illegal to repair a broken speedo/odo with a used unit. It IS, however, illegal to misrepresent the actual mileage on the vehicle if you try to sell it or trade it. You MUST disclose the fact the odo's been changed and for what purpose, AND disclose the mileage the original had on it when changed, as well as the mileage on the used unit when installed. Just record the numbers from both before you change it, sign it, have it notarized, and stick it in the glove box. I had no intention of selling my old duck. I just wanted a working speedo. If it were illegal to change them, there would be no such thing as aftermarket systems available. It's just illegal to lie about the mileage.
I checked into this when a stealership fried the original digital cluster in my '86 Bird, along with the original stereo, original alternator. Funny, but the ECM even looks like it's been replaced. But they still stuck me for an alternator, which was working just fine when I took the car in for a long-block installation. (I drove it in with ZZ Top blasting on the radio and the headlights on and wipers running, albeit with very weak oil pressure.)
I checked into this when a stealership fried the original digital cluster in my '86 Bird, along with the original stereo, original alternator. Funny, but the ECM even looks like it's been replaced. But they still stuck me for an alternator, which was working just fine when I took the car in for a long-block installation. (I drove it in with ZZ Top blasting on the radio and the headlights on and wipers running, albeit with very weak oil pressure.)
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