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Topic: 2000 F-150 Odometer Question
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64FalconF-16
Gearhead Posts: 191
From: Republic Of Texas!! Temporarily living in KY
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 07-11-2002 09:09 AM
   
A little information before the questionI let my brother borrow my truck while his was in the shop and I was out of town. While my truck was in his possesion he had a freak accident. He had a loaded 22 pistol in his hand when he was getting out of my truck. It went off and put a hollow point hole in my instrument cluster. The cluster is hosed. Now come the questions. My truck has 41K on it now. I will have to replace the digital cluster and have located one at a junk yard that has 53K on it. Is there a way to have the odometer rolled back to match my mileage? I know in most cases it is illegal to roll back an odometer. But in this case can it be done? ------------------
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SteveLaRiviere
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From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 07-11-2002 08:52 PM
My former employer found out the hard way that the answer is NO.  He got caught rolling back speedometers, 11 counts with a $10,000 fine. Each!  He tried using the excuse that they were replacement speedometers, and the feds didn't buy it. From what I understand from that adventure is that there's never a legal reason to alter odometer readings. I guess they are like VINs.What's funny is I think it would be legal to install a speedometer with a lower reading. Although technically I think you are supposed to file a '...the actual mileage is xx,xxx...' form when you sell it. ------------------
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MLariviere
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From: Biddeford,Me.USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 07-11-2002 10:07 PM
Since the speedometers are quartz now,wouldn't the memory for the mileage be stored in the computer?  That truck will have OBD II in the computer,so it will probably store the odo reading. BTW,was he a little brother? [This message has been edited by MLariviere (edited 07-11-2002).]
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64FalconF-16
Gearhead Posts: 191
From: Republic Of Texas!! Temporarily living in KY
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 07-12-2002 10:04 AM
Yep a little brother 25 yrs of age. He is a match shooter so he of all people should know better than that. I was thinking the same thing. The mileage may be stored in the computer. if so problem solved. It is a digital odometer.
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64FalconF-16
Gearhead Posts: 191
From: Republic Of Texas!! Temporarily living in KY
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 07-12-2002 10:07 AM
Oh by the way, I am so impressed with the 5.4 liter I have in this truck I was thinking of putting a 5.4 drive train in my 79 Bronco later on. That would be cool don't you think?
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MLariviere
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From: Biddeford,Me.USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 07-15-2002 09:38 PM
Yeah,but costly. 
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