Engine Start Problem

Asked by JKG_81 Apr 22, 2019 at 07:00 AM about the 2000 Ford F-150 XLT Extended Cab SB

Question type: General

I have a 2000 Ford F-150 SuperCab 5.4L V8 Triton.  Engine started up and ran fine.  Instrument Cluster digital odometer would not stay on.  It would come on sometimes and go dark sometimes.  I took to youtube to figure out what i could do to fix the problem.  I took the instrument cluster out of the truck mind you before i did this the truck cranked and ran fine.  I took the cluster inside my home and disassembled it some more to get to the mother board.  Once i got to the mother board I soldered some points on it that a few different people in some youtube videos did that made the odometer work for them.  After soldering i reassembled the cluster and went back and reinstalled it in the truck.  As soon as I turned the key the lights on the doors came on the dinging sound was heard some lights in the cluster came on however when i tried to start the engine all that happened was the clicking.  I got my jumper cables to jump it and did get the engine to turnover but thats all it will not fire.  It will just continuously turn over.  Any ideas?

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It's usually best to run things as they were designed , I think you're over your head and you've made something more difficult to fix . The new mother board at the dealer will cost god knows how much , maybe there's an after market one , e-bay perhaps or someone that rebuilds them .

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