Insturment cluster
New User
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 0
Likes: 24
Originally Posted by bluey
hi,
i've read all the posts above and i still have a question: i have a 1976 f250 whose gauge cluster turned to dust. i threw out the old pieces including the colored circuit board so i don't know what color it was. i got a cluster off ebay before i knew there were two pin sizes, oof! my question is, if i got the wiring diagram for both trucks, can i splice the newer cluster in? i realize the high beam bezel is in a different place, but do you all think the gauges will work?
thanks in advance!
i've read all the posts above and i still have a question: i have a 1976 f250 whose gauge cluster turned to dust. i threw out the old pieces including the colored circuit board so i don't know what color it was. i got a cluster off ebay before i knew there were two pin sizes, oof! my question is, if i got the wiring diagram for both trucks, can i splice the newer cluster in? i realize the high beam bezel is in a different place, but do you all think the gauges will work?
thanks in advance!
Gauges cluster = 18 pin
Warning lights cluster = 14.
They really can't be adapted to each other.
Which one was in the truck ..gauges of warning lights ?
There are plenty out there for you to do it right.
If you want to upgrade, you need the complete harness.
New User
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 16
Likes: 0
From: tucson
gauge cluster swap update
i found my old piece of circuit board. unlike what the junkyard told me (that it would be blue or green), it is a red/pinkish color. 2 rows of 7 copper conductors. part # 06TF-10C956-C1.
i'm still thinking of splicing a 9 pin connector to my wiring loom since these 7 pin units never pop up on ebay. does anyone know the positions/colors of the two wires i'll need to leave off?
if anyone knows any good sources of these gauge clusters, let me know, thanks!
i'm still thinking of splicing a 9 pin connector to my wiring loom since these 7 pin units never pop up on ebay. does anyone know the positions/colors of the two wires i'll need to leave off?
if anyone knows any good sources of these gauge clusters, let me know, thanks!
New User
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 0
Likes: 24
Did you not see posts #12 or #20 in this thread ?
There are 14 pin and 18 pin connectors
Not 7 & 9 .
It will NOT work... they have a different make up in circuitry.
I have a few in my garage.
You need a 14 pin cluster and printed circuit ...for warning lights correct ?
Or an 18 pin wiring harness so you can have gauges ?
There are 14 pin and 18 pin connectors
Not 7 & 9 .
It will NOT work... they have a different make up in circuitry.
I have a few in my garage.
You need a 14 pin cluster and printed circuit ...for warning lights correct ?
Or an 18 pin wiring harness so you can have gauges ?
New User
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 16
Likes: 0
From: tucson
looking at my circuit panel and the bits of plastic left, i can see i had the two idiot lights and two gauges...14 pin connector, just like mil1ion said!
thanks to those who have responded; now i know what i'm looking for!
thanks to those who have responded; now i know what i'm looking for!
New User
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 5
Likes: 0
Hi Guys,
I found a 100 mph cluster real cheap. It has the blue circuit and my has the pink / red. Is it possable to swap the circuit panels? if itis do i swap the regulators also? Not really concerned about the high beam light and both have the idiot lights. This is in a 79 F100.
Thanks,
Steve
I found a 100 mph cluster real cheap. It has the blue circuit and my has the pink / red. Is it possable to swap the circuit panels? if itis do i swap the regulators also? Not really concerned about the high beam light and both have the idiot lights. This is in a 79 F100.
Thanks,
Steve
Post Fiend
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 5,037
Likes: 9
From: Kasson, Minnesota
If I were to try an upgrade from idiot lights to guages, I wouldn't mess around with asking how and trying to switch from 14 to 18 pin connector and what not.....I'd just get some good mechanical gauges since they are more reliable than idiot lights and factory guages and mount them under the dash. JMHO.
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Ford Trucks Coming to Mecum Indy 2026
Brett Foote
5 Best / 5 Worst Ford Truck Wheels of All Time
Joe Kucinski
Senior User
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 246
Likes: 0
From: Phoenix, AZ
Originally Posted by ArcadeTom
LOL 
The 100 MPH speedo only does something for your ego (mine has it but will never-ever hit 100 unless dropped from a C-130). Think of it in a manner similar to the marketing people making the newer cars...my new company (chevy) truck has a speedo that goes to 140 MPH. It is LIMITED at 96 and strains to get there! LOL But it does get noticed when people get in and see a 140 MPH speedo.
The 100 MPH speedo only does something for your ego (mine has it but will never-ever hit 100 unless dropped from a C-130). Think of it in a manner similar to the marketing people making the newer cars...my new company (chevy) truck has a speedo that goes to 140 MPH. It is LIMITED at 96 and strains to get there! LOL But it does get noticed when people get in and see a 140 MPH speedo.
New User
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 0
Likes: 24
Warning lights for Oil Pressure and Temp and Charging.
When oil is so low it can't keep the SU from completely grounding out, the Oil light comes on.
Same for coolant temp light.
Charging light is different
The cluster with warning lights has 14 pin
the gauges cluster has 18 pins and a slightly different wiring for the ammeter.
When oil is so low it can't keep the SU from completely grounding out, the Oil light comes on.
Same for coolant temp light.
Charging light is different
The cluster with warning lights has 14 pin
the gauges cluster has 18 pins and a slightly different wiring for the ammeter.
