Cluster Swap in a 1996 F150?
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Cluster Swap in a 1996 F150?
Hi Folks,
I'm looking at buying some parts from a 1996 F150 being parted out. The cluster reads only around 11,500 miles.
The truck is rusted to pieces, so it certainly looks like it has a lot more than 11k on it, but depending on how it it was used I guess it is possible.
Should one assume that the cluster has been swapped? I assume it's just an easy plug-n-play affair?
Or is the odometer info kept in the ECU, or other?
Just curious on how skeptical to be lol. If the clusters don't fail, then there'd be no reason to change it really.
I'm looking at buying some parts from a 1996 F150 being parted out. The cluster reads only around 11,500 miles.
The truck is rusted to pieces, so it certainly looks like it has a lot more than 11k on it, but depending on how it it was used I guess it is possible.
Should one assume that the cluster has been swapped? I assume it's just an easy plug-n-play affair?
Or is the odometer info kept in the ECU, or other?
Just curious on how skeptical to be lol. If the clusters don't fail, then there'd be no reason to change it really.
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The cluster is plug and play. A vehicle with that low of miles should have little to almost no wear on the brake pedal and the interior. It’s hard to believe it would be that rusty with that kind of mileage unless it was a plow truck or something.
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What model year truck is this used 1996 cluster going into? The thread title leaves a bit of interpretation. There are model year groupings that are plug-n-play swaps, example 1992/1993, but others require repinning some connectors since Ford moved the functions around for some reason.
If you want to retain the mileage on the truck that is getting the 1996 cluster, swap the PSOM on the back of the speedometer/odometer. That's where the odometer mileage is stored.
If you want to retain the mileage on the truck that is getting the 1996 cluster, swap the PSOM on the back of the speedometer/odometer. That's where the odometer mileage is stored.
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