2003 F250 Lariat, 6.0 Diesel 4x4. the trip computer, mileage, and compass died on the overhead console. It began slowly, with just the compass dying, then the lights got dull on the mileage indicator and finally it just went out completely. BTW, the exact same thing has happened to my buddy with a 2004. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance,
I have the same thing happen to my '03 super duty F-350 6.0 and fixed it. Grab the entire console unit, lights and all and just pull straight down. Start with the side opposite the front windshield. It is a bit hard, but there are clips holding it. Pull the one plug off that is powering the console. On the back there is a large black plate with a black plug on it and a smaller black plate with a red plug on it. You will be working with the larger one. Pull off a white plug that is on the side of this larger black plate also remove the black plug on this one as well. Next unscrew the black plate and open it up by gently pulling on the clips. Be careful as there are a few resistors that might fall out. These are the problem. Once you open it up, you will see four resistors that all look the same. These come desoldered and cause this problem. Get a soldering iron and just hold it on one side of the resistor. If you look at it closely, you should see that one side of the resistor is no longer touching the circuit board. Do this to all the resistor sides that are not touching the circuit board. Hold the iron on this point for around 4 seconds or so. After removing the iron, check to see if the resistor stayed down. If it did, move on to the next one. DO NOT push on the resistor to see if it is good, just look to see if it is touching the board. Put it all back together and you are done. I did this to repair mine and it worked great.
Thank you so much for your information. I used it to repair the trip computer on my newly acquired 2000 F250. Your information on how to removed the cover was invaluable. After removing the circuit board I soldered down the end of one resistor that was raised and thought I had it fixed. I put it back in and only had dim lights. I took it back out and soldered both ends of both resistors and put it back in and it works perfectly. I can't even imagine how much a new unit would cost. Thanks again!!
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One of my resisters is missing or i lost it while removing computer. do you know wheir i get a close up photo of circuit boards resisters so i can order right part.thanks
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